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Control # 1 hbl99073243
Control # Id 3 GCG
Date 5 20200901093212.0
Fixed Data 8 151119s2016 cau b 001 0 eng
LC Card 10    $a 2015045511
ISBN 20    $a9781440842627 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN 20    $a9781440842801 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Obsolete 39    $a302842$cTLC
Cat. Source 40    $aDLC$beng$erda$cDLC$dDLC$dGCG
Authen. Ctr. 42    $apcc
LC Call 50 00 $aT11$b.D33 2016
Dewey Class 82 00 $a808.06/65$223
ME:Pers Name 100 $aGastel, Barbara,$eauthor.
Title 245 10 $aHow to write and publish a scientific paper /$cBarbara Gastel and Robert A. Day.
Edition 250    $aEighth edition.
Imprint 260    $aSanta Barbara, California :$bGreenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC,$c[2016]
Phys Descrpt 300    $axxi, 326 pages ;$c24 cm
Tag 336 336    $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
Tag 337 337    $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
Tag 338 338    $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
Note:General 500    $aAuthors' names in reverse order on previous editions.
Note:Bibliog 504    $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 303-309) and index.
Note:Content 505 $aPart 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 -- Part 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 -- Part III: Preparing the tables and figures. How to design effective tables ; How to prepare effective graphs ; How to prepare effective photographs -- Part 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) and after publication -- Part V: Doing other writing for publication. How to write a review paper ; How to write opinion (letters to the editor, editorials, and book reviews) ; How to write a book chapter or a book ; How to write for the public ; How to present a paper orally ; How to prepare a poster ; How to write a conference report -- Part 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 -- Part VIII: Other topics in scientific communication. How to write a thesis ; How to prepare a curriculum vitae, cover letter, and personal statement ; 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 edit your own work ; How to seek a scientific-communication career -- Appendix 1: Selected journal title word abbreviations -- Appendix 2: Words and expressions to avoid -- Appendix 3: SI (Systeme International) prefixes and their abbreviations -- Appendix 4: Some helpful websites -- Glossary.
Local Note 590    $aRecommended in Resources for College Libraries
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aTechnical writing.
AE:Pers Name 700 $aDay, Robert A.,$d1924-2021,$eauthor.