The Little Book of Scientific Writing - Couverture souple

Fox, Nancy

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0615446183 ISBN 13 : 9780615446189

Editeur : New Street Communications, LLC, 2011

Synopsis

This succinct, 9,000-word handbook provides a complete (and essential) "Elements of Style" for busy academics, scientists and students - in fact for all professionals concerned with the concise and eloquent description of scientific experiments and results.Leading independent tech editor Nancy Fox delivers precise guidelines, style tips, and details of accepted practices to cover every and any type of laboratory work.CONTENTS:Some Brief Words of WisdomForeword1. What Constitutes Valid Publication?2. The Ritual of the Scientific Paper: IMRAD3. Your Shout-Out: The Importance of Title4. Ego Tyrannous: The Movie Credits5. Listing Institutions and Addresses6. In Short: The All-Important Abstract7. How to Begin8. Materials, Methods and Other Things That Go Bump in the Night9. Presenting Results10. How to Write Your Discussion11. How to Write Your Acknowledgments12. Literature Cited13. Using Tables14. To Graph or Not to Graph15. The Art of the Review Paper16. The Art of the Conference Report17. The Art of the Scientific Book Review18. Plagiarism19. How to Submit Your Work20. A Few Fundamental Rules to Improve Your Writing21. Common Grammar Traps22. The Peer ReviewBibliography

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Nancy Fox is a leading freelance developmental editor whose clients have included Oxford University Press, Springer-Verlag, Microsoft Press, MIT Press, Addison-Wesley and Yale University Press.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: New Street Communications, LLC
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0615446183
• ISBN 13: 9780615446189
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 72
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg