Main description:

This book is designed to help scientists get their biomedical papers published. It is intended to answer the commonest questions about scientific writing, and to help scientists avoid the most frequent problems and pitfalls.

Contents:

Part I: The publishing process in science 1. What do you want to write? 2. Understanding the publishing process 3. Best practice, ethics and authorship 4. Original research: What can be published? 5. Selecting the right journal 6. Research papers and reviews: Submitting your manuscript 7. Dealing with the editor's and reviewers' comments 8. Personal profile management Part II: Writing the core sections of a scientifi c research paper 9. Research papers and reviews: Titles 10. Research papers: Abstracts 11. Conference abstracts 12. Research papers: Introduction 13. Research papers: Methods 14. Research papers: Results 15. Research papers: Figures 16. Research papers: Tables 17. Research papers: Photographs 18. Research papers: Discussion and conclusions 19. References 20. Checking your manuscript Part III: Writing other scientific material 21. Review articles and book chapters 22. Theses and dissertations 23. How to write a book 24. Informal science writing Part IV: Fundamentals of scientifi c writing 25. Clear writing: Sentences 26. Clear writing: Words 27. Clear writing: Paragraphs, headings and lists 28. Correct writing: Common errors of grammar and idiom Part V: Practicalities of scientifi c writing 29. Planning your writing 30. Overcoming writer's block 31. Managing your time for writing and revising 32. More effective word processing 33. Useful software for writers 34. E-resources for biomedical writers 35. Selected further reading