Preface
A Word to International Readers
Acknowledgments
Part I ： Some Preliminaries
Chapter 1 What Is Scientific Writing?
Chapter 2 Historical Perspectives
Chapter 3 Approaching a Writing Project
Chapter 4 What Is a Scientific Paper?
Chapter 5 Ethics in Scientific Publishing
Chapter 6 Where to Submit Your Manuscript
Part II ： Preparing the Text
Chapter 7 How to Prepare the Title
Chapter 8 How to List the Authors and Addresses
Chapter 9 How to Prepare the Abstract
Chapter 10 How to Write the Introduction
Chapter 11 How to Write the Materials and Methods
Section
Chapter 12 How to Write the Results
Chapter 13 How to Write the Discussion
Chapter 14 How to State the Acknowledgments
Chapter 15 How to Cite the References
Part III ： Preparing the Tables and Figures
Chapter 16 How to Design Effective Tables
Chapter 17 How to Prepare Effective Graphs
Chapter 18 How to Prepare Effective Photographs
Part IV ： Publishing the Paper
Chapter 19 Rights and Permissions
Chapter 20 How to Submit the Manuscript
Chapter 21 The Review Process (How to Deal with
Editors)
Chapter 22 The Publishing Process (How to Deal with
Proofs)
Part V ： Doing Other Writing for Publication
Chapter 23 How to Write a Review Paper
Chapter 24 How to Write Opinion (Book Reviews，
Editorials， and Letters to the Editor)
Chapter 25 How to Write a Book Chapter or
a Book
Chapter 26 How to Write for the Public
Part VI ： Conference Communications
Chapter 27 How to Present a Paper Orally
Chapter 28 How to Prepare a Poster
Chapter 29 How to Write a Conference Report
Part VII ： Scientific Style
Chapter 30 Use and Misuse of English
Chapter 31 Avoiding Jargon
Chapter 32 How and When to Use Abbreviations
Chapter 33 Writing Clearly Across Cultures and
Media
Chapter 34 How to Write Science in English as a Foreign
Language
Part VIII： Other Topics in Scientific Communication
Chapter 35 How to Write a Thesis
Chapter 36 How to Prepare a Curriculum Vitae
Chapter 37 How to Prepare Grant Proposals and Progress
Reports
Chapter 38 How to Write a Recommendation Letter——and
How to Ask for One
Chapter 39 How to Work with the Media
Chapter 40 How to Provide Peer Review
Chapter 41 How to Seek a Scientific-Communication
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Appendix 1 Selected Journal Title Word
Abbreviations
Appendix 2 Words and Expressions to Avoid
Appendix 3 SI (Systeme International) Prefixes and Their
Abbreviations
Glossary of Technical Terms
References
Index

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