How to write & publish a scientific paper /
Robert A. Day
- 4th ed
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1995
- xiv, 223 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Includes bibliography and index
How to prepare the abstract; How to write the introduction, materials and methods section, results, discussion, acknowledgements and references; How to design effective tables and illustrations; How to keyboard the manuscript; Where and how to submit; How to deal with proofs; How to order and use reprints; How to write review papers and conference reports; book reviews and theses; How to present a paper orally; How to prepare a poster; Ethics, rights and permissions.
This text helps good scientists become good writers by providing a practical guide to the process of writing, organizing, illustrating and submitting scientific research for publication in a scholarly scientific journal. It includes information on Internet, online journals and software packages.