The Goal: Clear Writing -- Ch. 1. Word Choice -- Ch. 2. Sentence Structure -- Ch. 3. Paragraph Structure -- Ch. 4. The Introduction -- Ch. 5. Materials and Methods -- Ch. 6. Results -- Ch. 7. Discussion -- Ch. 8. Figures and Tables -- Ch. 9. References -- Ch. 10. The Abstract -- Ch. 11. The Title -- Ch. 12. The Big Picture -- Reaching the Goal: Suggestions for Writing.

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pt. I. Some preliminaries. What is scientific writing? ; Historical perspectives ; Approaching a writing project ; What is a scientific paper? ; Ethics in scientific publishing ; Where to submit your manuscript. -- pt. II. Preparing the text. How to prepare the title ; How to list the authors and addresses ; How to prepare the abstract ; How to write the introduction ; How to write the materials and methods section ; How to write the results ; How to write the discussion ; How to state the acknowledgments ; How to cite the references. -- pt. III. Preparing the tables and figures. How to design effective tables ; How to prepare effective graphs ; How to prepare effective photographs. -- pt. IV. Publishing the paper. Rights and permissions ; How to submit the manuscript ; The review process (how to deal with editors) ; The publishing process (how to deal with proofs) --; pt. V. Doing other writing for publication. How to write a review paper ; How to write opinion (book reviews, editorials, and letters to the editor) ; How to write a book chapter or a book ; How to write for the public. -- pt. VI. Conference communications. How to present a paper orally ; How to prepare a poster ; How to write a conference report. -- pt. VII. Scientific style. Use and misuse of English ; Avoiding jargon ; How and when to use abbreviations ; Writing clearly across cultures and media ; How to write science in English as a foreign language. -- pt. VIII. Other topics in scientific communication. How to write a thesis ; How to prepare a curriculum vitae ; How to prepare grant proposals and progress reports ; How to write a recommendation letter - and how to ask for one ; How to work with the media ; How to provide peer review ; How to seek a scientific-communication career. -- Appendix 1. Selected journal title word abbreviations. -- Appendix 2. Words and expressions to avoid. -- Appendix 3. SI (Système International) prefixes and their abbreviations. -- Glossary of technical terms.

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Overview -- Title and abstract -- Introduction -- Methods -- Results -- Tables -- Figures -- Discussion -- References and electronic publishing -- Authorship -- Posters -- Oral presentations -- Choosing a journal and responding to reviews -- Suggestions for writing well.

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