... promotion and
professional recognition.
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Scientific Writing
Easy when you know how
A scientific article that is published in a well-respected,
peer-reviewed journal is an important goal for ... to this. You don’t have to dress up, for
instance, and you can’t hear them boo you straight away.
Anne Lamott
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Scientific writing
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too onerous. If you are having proble...
... (1688–1744)*
Everything is easy when you know how! The skill of scientific
writing is no exception. To be a good writer, all you need to do
is learn and then follow a few simple rules. However, it can be
difficult ... 241.
Scientific writing is not a competition in comprehensiveness.
You must limit yourself to writing only the essential
information that your readers ne...
... structure,
Chapters 8–11 will help you to improve your writing style.
Throughout the writing process, you must focus on the
potential audience for whom you are writing your paper. The
editor and external ... doesn’t matter when or where you write, as long as
you choose your best opportunities and organise yourself
accordingly.
Whatever your creativity pattern, it is importan...
... learnt to dance.
Alexander Pope (1688–1744)*
Everything is easy when you know how! The skill of scientific
writing is no exception. To be a good writer, all you need to do
is learn and then follow ... paragraph.
Once you can write what you mean, put your content in the
correct order, and make your document clear and pleasurable
for others to read, you can consider you...
... 188
Topic sentences 189
Subjects, verbs and objects 191
Scientific Writing
Easy when you know how
Scientific Writing
Easy when you
know how
Jennifer Peat
Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics ... helped you to
refine your ideas about how to interpret your data. You
may also have a feel for the topics that need to be addressed
in the discussion. With...
... (1688–1744)*
Everything is easy when you know how! The skill of scientific
writing is no exception. To be a good writer, all you need to do
is learn and then follow a few simple rules. However, it can be
difficult ... with
permission from L Blue
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Easy when you know how
Introduction
True ease in writing comes...
...
Drawing Mouths Is Easy When
You Know What Not to
Tip: When drawing a smiling mouth, notice how the muscles around it push the
cheeks ... Simple!
When drawing the mouth you should keep it even simpler than when drawing the
nose. Less is definitely more when drawing mouths.
Step 2:
Don't Draw the Teeth!
What do you mean ... as poss...
... design
style 9, 188– 213
citations 102–3
writing reviewer comments 141
subject 191–2, 198, 209
pronouns as 232
submission 115–16
to another journal 126, 131
resubmission 125–6, 132
systematic review ... 285–6
words 260–1
writing your paper 91
citing address of 105–6
journal
early release on 153
rapid response on 154, 168
your, your paper on 135
which 243–4
withdrawal from a journal...
... of a hastily assembled paper often reveals major
cracks and faults: the shapeless structure is like a pair of baggy jeans
that fit just about any frame, while the graphics and other visuals
have ... Writing: A Reader and Writer’s Guide FA
96 Scientific Writing: A Reader and Writer’s Guide
Information with visual impact requires creativity, graphic skill,
and time....
... trend
you want to show. Plot the data.
.
Line graphs. Place the independent variable on the horizontal x-axis
and the dependent variable on the vertical y-axis. The intersection of the
x- and y-axes is ... hard-
copy and electronic form.
Technical documents are rarely built of words alone. In addition to
sentences and paragraphs, they are likely to contain a mix of other ele-
me...
... goal of one-subject, one-page (or one-screen) for each
document. The subject should be specified in the subject line, and the
content should relate to the stated subject. For two subjects, write ... abstracts and index journals, bib-
liographies, and other compilations
.
Current-awareness services, including contents journals and SDI
services
.
General and specialized databases ava...
... prefix and a proper name]
an ac -to- dc converter [3-word modifier]
near- and long-term R and D objectives [two compound modifiers
sharing the base word, term]
310 A Brief Handbook of Style and Usage
... semicolons to join closely related clauses and to separate cer-
tain items in a series.
(1) To join two closely related independent clauses into a single
sentence:
The subjects’...
... 119
subject, 115
Skills Matrix, 279
Social cues
in e-mail, 149 –150
in letters, 144 146
Storyboarding, 168
software, 250
Style, 60
fragmentary, coherent, prose, 56
and organization, 52, 60
Style guide, ... 263
Introduction to journal article, 224.
See also Front matter
ISO 9001, 263
JAKE [Web journal index list], 108,
115. See also Journal, World Wide
Web
Journal, 106, 219–221. See al...