Scientific Writing and Communication Papers, Proposals, and Presentations

About this book

Scientific Writing and Communication: Papers, Proposals, and Presentations is an "all-in-one" handbook that covers the areas of scientific communication that a student, researcher, or scientist needs to know and to master in order to successfully promote his or her research and career. Written in an accessible and easy-to-understand manner, the book begins with several chapters on the basics of the scientific writing style. It then builds on these by applying the presented principles to all types of scientific documents. The book also covers academic presentations and posters in detail. Applicable in the fields of life sciences, medicine, psychology, chemistry, physics, and engineering, it is ideal as a stand-alone textbook or as a reference guide.

Contents

Preface

PART ONE: SCIENTIFIC WRITING BASICS: STYLE AND COMPOSITION
Chapter 1 Science and Communication
Chapter 2 Individual Words
Chapter 3 Word Location
Chapter 4 Technical Sentences
Chapter 5 Common Grammar Concerns
Chapter 6 From Sentences to Paragraphs

PART TWO: PLANNING AND LAYING THE FOUNDATION
Chapter 7 The First Draft
Chapter 8 References and Plagiarism
Chapter 9 Figures and Tables
Chapter 10 Basics of Statistical Analysis

PART THREE: MANUSCRIPTS: RESEARCH PAPERS AND REVIEW ARTICLES
A. Research Papers
Chapter 11 The Introduction
Chapter 12 Materials and Methods
Chapter 13 Results
Chapter 14 Discussion
Chapter 15 Abstract
Chapter 16 Titles, Key Words, Footnotes, and Acknowledgements
Chapter 17 Revising and Reviewing a Manuscript
Chapter 18 Final Version, Submission, and Peer Review
A. Review Articles
Chapter 19 Review Articles

PART FOUR: GRANT PROPOSALS
Chapter 20 Proposal Writing
Chapter 21 Letters of Inquiry and Preproposals
Chapter 22 Proposals Abstracts and Specific Aims
Chapter 23 Background and Significance
Chapter 24 Innovation
Chapter 25 Preliminary Results
Chapter 26 Approach/Research Design
Chapter 27 Budget and Other Special Proposal Sections
Chapter 28 Revision and Submission of a Proposal

PART FIVE: POSTERS AND PRESENTATIONS
Chapter 29 Posters and Conference Abstracts
Chapter 30 Oral Presentations

PART SIX JOB APPLICATIONS
Chapter 31 Job Applications and Interviews

Appendix A: Commonly Confused and Misused Words
Glossary of English Grammar Terms
Brief Glossary of Scientific and Technical Terms
Bibliography
Credits and References
Index

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Biography

Angelika H. Hofmann is an academic fundraiser for the sciences at Dartmouth College, as well as the Founder and President of SciWri Services, a venture that provides workshops, consulting and editing services on scientific communication globally.