Mastering scientific and medical writing : a self-help guide /
This self-help guide is intended for scientists and medical professionals and students who wish to improve their scientific writing skills. Exercises invite the reader to practice the most important aspects of scientific writing. Although the book addresses certain issues more troublesome to scienti...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin :
Springer,
2014
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Good versus Poor Scientific Writing: an orientation
- Words and Units: orthography and Punctuation
- Forming Sentences: grammar
- Putting it Nicely: Style
- Redundancy and Jargon: Focusing on the essentials
- Quoting Published Material: Reference Formats
- Avoiding Discrimination: ethics of Scientific Writing
- Sticking to your word: Plagiarism
- Structuring Scientific Texts: getting the “Story” out.
