Successful scientific writing : a step-by-step guide for the biological and medical sciences / Janice R. Matthews and Robert W. Matthews. — 3rd ed. — Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008. – (41.1383/M439/3rd ed.)

Contents

    Contents
    
    Preface
    PreJace to the third edition
    1 PREPARING TO WRITE
    Search and research
    Choose a communication venue
    Plan to succeed
    2 COMPOSING A FIRST DRAFT
    Deal with matters of authorship
    Productivity tools and pitfalls
    Follow standard structure
    Use tense to show the status of work
    Build momentum - and keep it!
    3 VISUAL SUPPORT FOR THE WRITTEN WORD
    Choosing and using visual aids
    Examining your choices
    4 VISUAL SUPPORT FOR THE SPOKEN WORD
    Oral presentations
    Speaking in public: the human factor
    Poster presentations: a happy hybrid
    5 REVISING TO INCREASE COHERENCE
    Work efficiently
    Improve the big picture
    When short might be too short
    6 IMPROVING WORD CHOICE， AND SYNTAX STYLE
    Choose a better word
    Check the verbs
    Beware of strange links
    The mischief of multiples
    7 ATTENDING TO GRAMMAR， NUMI3ERS AND OTHER MECHANICS
    Tweak the text
    Fine-tune number use
    Practicing mixed corrections
    8 THE REST OF THE STORY
    Preparing to publish
    Back and forth: editorial review
    Tips for international publication
    Ethical issues
    Legal matters
    Appendix 1: Suggested responses to exercises
    Appendix 2: Excerpts from "Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals: Writing and editing for biomedical publication"
    Selected resources
    Index