Mastering Scientific and Medical Writing: A Self-help Guide / Edition 2

by Silvia M. Rogers

Overview

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 scientific communicators of a non-English language origin, the guide will be of equal benefit to those whose first language is English. If you want not only to write but to write well, this book is for you.

This second edition takes into account new developments in the area of scientific communication. In particular, the importance of authenticity is addressed, drawing attention to the sensitive issue of plagiarism in scientific texts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783642394454
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	01/04/2014
Edition description:	2nd ed. 2014
Pages:	116
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.40(d)

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.

Editorial Reviews

From the reviews of the second edition:

“This second edition of Mastering Scientific and Medical Writing can help scientific and medical professionals and students who do not have access to the first edition improve their writing skills. … Those who read this book and do the exercises are certain to improve their writing skills.” (John Giba, Panace@, Vol. 15 (40), 2014)

“It offers something for everyone who wishes to better their writing, novices and non-native users will likely benefit most … . Mastering Scientific and Medical Writing provides valuable practical tips on all of the major aspects of writing. … The 10 regular chapters are complemented by both an excellent set of practical exercises that enables the reader to put their learning into practice and a multi-section appendix … .” (Stephen Gilliver, Medical Writing, Vol. 23 (24), 2014)

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