From Research to Manuscript: A Guide to Scientific Writing - Softcover

Katz, Michael J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1402040458 ISBN 13: 9781402040450

Publisher: Springer, 2007

Synopsis

From Research to Manuscript, written in simple, straightforward language, explains how to understand and summarize a research project. It is a writing guide that goes beyond grammar and bibliographic formats, by demonstrating in detail how to compose the sections of a scientific paper. This book takes you from the data on your desk and leads you through the drafts and rewrites needed to build a thorough, clear science article. At each step, the book describes not only what to do but why and how. It discusses why each section of a science paper requires its particular form of information, and it shows how to put your data and your arguments into that form. Importantly, this writing manual recognizes that experiments in different disciplines need different presentations, and it is illustrated with examples from well-written papers on a wide variety of scientific subjects. As a textbook or as an individual tutorial, From Research to Manuscript belongs in the library of every serious science writer and editor.

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Review:

From the reviews: "Compulsory reading for post-docs wanting to achieve success in the scientific field." (Ronan Bree, National University of Ireland, Galway)"The book would be a great addition to the personal libraries of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows bent on careers in science. Many seasoned scientists could also be advised to read the book to improve their skills in writing."(Donald K. Ingram, Editor-in-Chief of AGE) "From specific details of style to manuscript publication and practices of peer-review, From research to manuscript covers a wide range of topics. ... Overall, Katz provides a pleasant overview of the research-science report process for both first-time science research authors and seasoned professionals. ... it could serve as a teaching guide for students learning the process of taking science from the laboratory notebook to the scientific paper-in Katz’s words, ‘from research to manuscript.’" (Julie Kinyoun, Technical Communication, Vol. 54 (2), 2007)

From the Back Cover:

Written in simple, straightforward language, From Research to Manuscript, explains how to understand and summarize a research project. It is a writing guide that goes beyond grammar and style by demonstrating how to pull together the information needed for each section of a polished scientific paper. This book is a systematic guide, leading you from the data on your desk through the drafts and rewrites that are needed to build a complete and tightly-written science article.

From Research to Manuscript:

• includes tools and techniques for structuring the sentences, paragraphs, and sections of a research paper.
• gives wide-ranging examples from well-written research articles.
• offers advice to speakers of other languages.
• explains the effective use of tables, graphs, statistics, and figures.
• shows you how to organize your data to clearly present your results.
• guides you through the process of manuscript submission and editorial review.

The updated second edition includes more examples, advice on publishing in online journals, software suggestions, and updated references.

Overall, From Research to Manuscript argues that scientists should be working on their paper during their active research. Writing will keep the research project organized, thorough, and thoughtful. From Research to Manuscript provides a format for integrating writing and research, so that you can strengthen your science, compose a better paper, and get the paper published.

 "Compulsory reading for post-docs wanting to achieve success in the scientific field."
(Ronan Bree, National University of Ireland, Galway)

"A great addition to the personal libraries of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows bent on careers in science. Many seasoned scientists could also be advised to read the book to improve their skills in writing."
(Donald K. Ingram, Editor-in-Chief of AGE)

About this edition

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1402040458
• ISBN 13: 9781402040450
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 164