The Resource The Scientist's Guide to Writing : How to Write More Easily and Effectively throughout Your Scientific Career, Stephen B. Heard
The Scientist's Guide to Writing : How to Write More Easily and Effectively throughout Your Scientific Career, Stephen B. Heard
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- Summary
- The ability to write clearly is critical to any scientific career. The Scientist's Guide to Writing provides practical advice to help scientists become more effective writers so that their ideas have the greatest possible impact. Drawing on his own experience as a scientist, graduate adviser, and editor, Stephen Heard emphasizes that the goal of all scientific writing should be absolute clarity; that good writing takes deliberate practice; and that what many scientists need are not long lists of prescriptive rules but rather direct engagement with their behaviors and attitudes when they write. He combines advice on such topics as how to generate and maintain writing momentum with practical tips on structuring a scientific paper, revising a first draft, handling citations, responding to peer reviews, managing coauthorships, and more. In an accessible, informal tone, The Scientist's Guide to Writing explains essential techniques that students, postdoctoral researchers, and early-career scientists need to write more clearly, efficiently, and easily. Emphasizes writing as a process, not just a productEncourages habits that improve motivation and productivityExplains the structure of the scientific paper and the function of each partProvides detailed guidance on submission, review, revision, and publicationAddresses issues related to coauthorship, English as a second language, and more
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Contents
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- 4. Managing Your Writing Behavior
- 5. Getting Started
- 6. Momentum
- Part III. Content and Structure
- 7. Finding and Telling Your Story
- 8. The Canonical Structure of the Scientific Paper
- 9. Front Matter and Abstract
- 10. The Introduction Section
- 11. The Methods Section
- 12. The Results Section
- Frontmatter
- 13. The Discussion Section
- 14. Back Matter
- 15. Citations
- 16. Deviations from the IMRaD Canon
- Part IV. Style
- 17. Paragraphs
- 18. Sentences
- 19. Words
- 20. Brevity
- Part V. Revision
- Contents
- 21. Self- Revision
- 22. Friendly Review
- 23. Formal Review
- 24. Revision and the "Response to Reviews"
- Part VI. Some Loose Threads
- 25. The Diversity of Writing Forms
- 26. Managing Coauthorships
- 27. Writing in English for Non- Native Speakers
- Part VII. Final Thoughts
- 28. On Whimsy, Jokes, and Beauty: Can Scientific Writing Be Enjoyed?
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- References
- Permanent URLs
- Index
- Part I. What Writing Is
- 1. On Bacon, Hobbes, and Newton, and the Selfishness of Writing Well
- 2. Genius, Craft, and What This Book Is About
- Part II. Behavior
- 3. Reading
- Isbn
- 9781400881147
- Label
- The Scientist's Guide to Writing : How to Write More Easily and Effectively throughout Your Scientific Career
- Title
- The Scientist's Guide to Writing
- Title remainder
- How to Write More Easily and Effectively throughout Your Scientific Career
- Statement of responsibility
- Stephen B. Heard
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- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Composition & Creative Writing
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Rhetoric
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Composition & Creative Writing
- REFERENCE -- Writing Skills
- Technical writing
- Electronic books
- Textproduktion
- Wissenschaftlicher Text
- Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten
- Technical writing
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The ability to write clearly is critical to any scientific career. The Scientist's Guide to Writing provides practical advice to help scientists become more effective writers so that their ideas have the greatest possible impact. Drawing on his own experience as a scientist, graduate adviser, and editor, Stephen Heard emphasizes that the goal of all scientific writing should be absolute clarity; that good writing takes deliberate practice; and that what many scientists need are not long lists of prescriptive rules but rather direct engagement with their behaviors and attitudes when they write. He combines advice on such topics as how to generate and maintain writing momentum with practical tips on structuring a scientific paper, revising a first draft, handling citations, responding to peer reviews, managing coauthorships, and more. In an accessible, informal tone, The Scientist's Guide to Writing explains essential techniques that students, postdoctoral researchers, and early-career scientists need to write more clearly, efficiently, and easily. Emphasizes writing as a process, not just a productEncourages habits that improve motivation and productivityExplains the structure of the scientific paper and the function of each partProvides detailed guidance on submission, review, revision, and publicationAddresses issues related to coauthorship, English as a second language, and more
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- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES
- REFERENCE
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- Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten
- Textproduktion
- Wissenschaftlicher Text
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Composition & Creative Writing
- Label
- The Scientist's Guide to Writing : How to Write More Easily and Effectively throughout Your Scientific Career, Stephen B. Heard
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-298) and index
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- Contents
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- 4. Managing Your Writing Behavior
- 5. Getting Started
- 6. Momentum
- Part III. Content and Structure
- 7. Finding and Telling Your Story
- 8. The Canonical Structure of the Scientific Paper
- 9. Front Matter and Abstract
- 10. The Introduction Section
- 11. The Methods Section
- 12. The Results Section
- Frontmatter
- 13. The Discussion Section
- 14. Back Matter
- 15. Citations
- 16. Deviations from the IMRaD Canon
- Part IV. Style
- 17. Paragraphs
- 18. Sentences
- 19. Words
- 20. Brevity
- Part V. Revision
- Contents
- 21. Self- Revision
- 22. Friendly Review
- 23. Formal Review
- 24. Revision and the "Response to Reviews"
- Part VI. Some Loose Threads
- 25. The Diversity of Writing Forms
- 26. Managing Coauthorships
- 27. Writing in English for Non- Native Speakers
- Part VII. Final Thoughts
- 28. On Whimsy, Jokes, and Beauty: Can Scientific Writing Be Enjoyed?
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- References
- Permanent URLs
- Index
- Part I. What Writing Is
- 1. On Bacon, Hobbes, and Newton, and the Selfishness of Writing Well
- 2. Genius, Craft, and What This Book Is About
- Part II. Behavior
- 3. Reading
- Control code
- on1013948940
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781400881147
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- Note
- JSTOR
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- 10.1515/9781400881147
- 99974846404
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- 1034573
- 22573/ctvcsgj35
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1013948940
- Label
- The Scientist's Guide to Writing : How to Write More Easily and Effectively throughout Your Scientific Career, Stephen B. Heard
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-298) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- 4. Managing Your Writing Behavior
- 5. Getting Started
- 6. Momentum
- Part III. Content and Structure
- 7. Finding and Telling Your Story
- 8. The Canonical Structure of the Scientific Paper
- 9. Front Matter and Abstract
- 10. The Introduction Section
- 11. The Methods Section
- 12. The Results Section
- Frontmatter
- 13. The Discussion Section
- 14. Back Matter
- 15. Citations
- 16. Deviations from the IMRaD Canon
- Part IV. Style
- 17. Paragraphs
- 18. Sentences
- 19. Words
- 20. Brevity
- Part V. Revision
- Contents
- 21. Self- Revision
- 22. Friendly Review
- 23. Formal Review
- 24. Revision and the "Response to Reviews"
- Part VI. Some Loose Threads
- 25. The Diversity of Writing Forms
- 26. Managing Coauthorships
- 27. Writing in English for Non- Native Speakers
- Part VII. Final Thoughts
- 28. On Whimsy, Jokes, and Beauty: Can Scientific Writing Be Enjoyed?
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- References
- Permanent URLs
- Index
- Part I. What Writing Is
- 1. On Bacon, Hobbes, and Newton, and the Selfishness of Writing Well
- 2. Genius, Craft, and What This Book Is About
- Part II. Behavior
- 3. Reading
- Control code
- on1013948940
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781400881147
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other control number
-
- 10.1515/9781400881147
- 99974846404
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
-
- 1034573
- 22573/ctvcsgj35
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1013948940
Subject
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Composition & Creative Writing
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Rhetoric
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Composition & Creative Writing
- REFERENCE -- Writing Skills
- Technical writing
- Electronic books
- Textproduktion
- Wissenschaftlicher Text
- Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten
- Technical writing
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