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Academic & Professional Books  Reference  Editing & Writing

An Editor's Guide to Writing and Publishing Science

Handbook / Manual
By: Michael Hochberg(Author)
256 pages
An Editor's Guide to Writing and Publishing Science
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About this book

A good research paper is more than just a clear, concise, scientific expose. It is a document that needs to go beyond the science to attract attention. There are both strict and less definable norms for doing this, but many authors are unaware as to what they are or their use. Publishing is rapidly changing, and needs to be explained with a fresh perspective. Simply writing good, clear, concise, science is no longer enough-there is a different mind-set now required that students need to adopt if they are to succeed. The purpose of this book is to provide the foundations of this new approach for both young scientists at the start of their careers, as well as for more experienced scientists to teach the younger generation. Most importantly, An Editor's Guide to Writing and Publishing Science will make the reader think in a fresh, creative, and novel way about writing and publishing science.

This is an introductory guide suitable for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and professional researchers in both the life and physical sciences.

Contents

Part I. Before you begin
1: Planting your flag
2: Quality and productivity
3: Citing, reading and searching
4: Avoiding plagiarism

Part II. Writing a great paper
5: The writing mind-set
6: The start
7: Use Models!
8: IMRaD
9: The vitrine
10: The puzzle
11: Emphasis and finesse

Part III. Choosing where to publish
12: HowPart I
Before you begin
1: Planting your flag
2: Quality and productivity
3: Citing, reading and searching
4: Avoiding plagiarism
Part II
Writing a great paper
5: The writing mind-set
6: The start
7: Use Models!
8: IMRaD
9: The vitrine
10: The puzzle
11: Emphasis and finesse
Part III
Choosing where to publish
12: How journals operate
13: Who really decides?
14: What to expect from journal service
15: Choices in publishing
16: Choosing a journal
Part IV
Submission and decision
17: Authorship
18: The cover letter
19: The publication decision
20: Data archiving and sharing
Part V
Challenges
21: Peer review
22: The cost of publishing
23: Use of citation metrics
24: Disposable science
Part VI
Opportunities
25: Developing your career
26: Collaborating
27: Writing reviews, opinions and commentaries
28: Reviewing manuscripts
29: Social media
30: Old dogs, new tricks journals operate
13: Who really decides?
14: What to expect from journal service
15: Choices in publishing
16: Choosing a journal

Part IV. Submission and decision
17: Authorship
18: The cover letter
19: The publication decision
20: Data archiving and sharing

Part V. Challenges
21: Peer review
22: The cost of publishing
23: Use of citation metrics
24: Disposable science

Part VI. Opportunities
25: Developing your career
26: Collaborating
27: Writing reviews, opinions and commentaries
28: Reviewing manuscripts
29: Social media
30: Old dogs, new tricks

Customer Reviews

Biography

Michael Hochberg is Distinguished Research Director with the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Montpellier, France, and External Professor with the Santa Fe Institute. He has over 30 years of experience working in both fundamental and applied biology, studying the ecology and evolution of infectious diseases and cancers. He has published over 100 articles in leading journals, and co-edited numerous special issues and books. Michael co-founded Ecology Letters in 1998 and served as its Chief Editor until 2009.

Handbook / Manual
By: Michael Hochberg(Author)
256 pages
Media reviews

"[...] This book is highly recommended to postgraduate students, postdoctoral researchers and early career academics."
– Professor Andrew Taylor-Robinson CBiol FRSB, The Biologist 66(6), December 2019

"This new edition of Structural Geology has filled in a few gaps in the excellent first edition and the author and publishers are to be congratulated on their efforts to produce a really up-to-date text in a most attractive format."
– John Ramsay, ETH Zürich

"This second edition has an impressive number of updates and improvements. Numerous color photographs and figures clearly illustrate concepts, while showing the inherent beauty of structures in the field. This is a book that cannot help but inspire students."
– Frederick W. Vollmer, State University of New York, New Paltz

"This is the best textbook in this field of the past decade. Both the book and the accompanying online resources have been extended with new topics and the animated e-modules are a fantastic extra teaching resource."
– Roger Soliva, Université Montpellier II



Reviews of the first edition:

"[...] the structural geology text that I have long been waiting for [...] this text truly shows the application of structural geology to real life academic and industry problems. It will go straight onto my syllabus as the required text."
– Bruce Trudgill, Colorado School of Mines

"Evaluate it? [...] I've already put a change order into our bookstore to change to it for my Structure class next Fall! It's awesome."
– Terry Naumann, University of Alaska

"If you only buy one structural geology textbook – this is the one to get. It's both theoretical and practical [...] with excellent illustrations and thought-provoking examples."
– Rob Butler, University of Aberdeen

"Gorgeous. Nothing less. Everyone in need of structural geology – and that's quite a few of us – will certainly find this book very useful. There is a good balance between text and figures, and the figures are very good, be it the photos, maps, graphics or principle sketches. It is simply a pleasure to read this book. Seldom have we seen such a user-friendly textbook."
GEO

"[...] Fossen is to be applauded for crafting a unique, high-caliber, and accessible undergraduate textbook on structural geology [...] beautifully illustrated, with excellent original color diagrams and with impressive color field photographs that are all keyed to locations and placed into geologic context [...] This book will likely get a lot of use; it is well written and priced right [...] an excellent, accessible introductory structural geology text that is admirably well illustrated and well written. It should prove to be a valuable resource for students and instructors alike."
Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union

"Once in a while, an extraordinarily superior book appears in the midst of other good books on a subject. Without a doubt, this is the case with this introductory structural geology work by Fossen. Most outstanding, the book provides a balance between soft rock and hard rock, discusses the field's relevance to basic and applied applications, and includes unparalleled illustrations and photos that are critical for instruction and understanding [...] It is the most student- and instructor-friendly work this reviewer has seen. Essential."
Choice

"The illustrations are plentiful and outstanding in multiple colors. Very seldom can one buy a book of this quality [...]"
– Richard Jackson, Environmental and Engineering Geoscience

"Lavishly illustrated in color, this textbook takes an applied approach to introduce undergraduate students to the basic principles of structural geology [...] Containing numerous end-of-chapter problems, e-learning modules, and with stunning field photos and illustrations, this book provides the ultimate learning experience for all students of structural geology."
The Eggs EGU Newsletter (the-eggs.org)

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