The Scientist's Guide to Writing: How to Write More Easily and Effectively Throughout Your Scientific Career - Couverture rigide

Heard, Stephen B.

 
9780691219202: The Scientist's Guide to Writing: How to Write More Easily and Effectively Throughout Your Scientific Career
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ISBN 10 : 0691219206 ISBN 13 : 9780691219202
Editeur : Princeton University Press, 2022

Synopsis

An updated and expanded edition of the acclaimed writing guide for scientists

The Scientist's Guide to Writing explains the essential techniques that students, postdocs, and early-career scientists need to write more clearly, efficiently, and easily. Now fully updated and expanded, this incisive primer offers practical advice on such topics as generating and maintaining writing momentum, structuring a scientific paper, revising a first draft, handling citations, responding to peer reviews, managing coauthorships, and more. The ability to write clearly is critical to any scientific career. The Scientist's Guide to Writing shows scientists how to become better writers so that their ideas have the greatest possible impact.

  • New chapters discuss effective reading, choosing the right journal for your research, and the advantages and disadvantages of posting preprints
  • Provides additional advice on reporting statistical results, dealing with conflicting peer reviews, managing coauthorships, writing with English as an additional language, and more
  • Emphasizes writing as a process, not just a product
  • Encourages habits that improve motivation and productivity
  • Offers detailed guidance on submission, review, revision, and publication
  • Includes a wealth of new exercises

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À propos de l?auteur

Stephen B. Heard is professor of biology at the University of New Brunswick in Canada. He is the author of Charles Darwin's Barnacle and David Bowie's Spider: How Scientific Names Celebrate Adventurers, Heroes, and Even a Few Scoundrels. Twitter @StephenBHeard

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Éditeur
Princeton University Press
Date d'édition
2022
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0691219206
ISBN 13 
9780691219202
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
2
Nombre de pages
368
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  0691219184 ISBN 13 :  9780691219189
Editeur : Princeton University Press, 2022
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