The scientist's guide to writing : how to write more easily and effectively throughout your scientific career /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Heard, Stephen B. (Author)
Corporate Author:	JSTOR (Organization)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2016]
Subjects:	Technical writing. Science. Writing. Scholarly Communication Science Writing Publishing Rédaction technique. Sciences. Écriture. Édition. technical writing. sciences (philosophy) writing (processes) LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Composition & Creative Writing. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Rhetoric. REFERENCE > Writing Skills. Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten Textproduktion Wissenschaftlicher Text Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

What Writing Is. On Bacon, Hobbes, and Newton, and the Selfishness of Writing Well ; Genius, Craft, and What This Book Is About
Behavior. Reading ; Managing Your Writing Behavior ; Getting Started ; Momentum
Content and Structure. Finding and Telling Your Story ; The Canonical Structure of the Scientific Paper ; Front Matter and Abstract ; The Introduction Section ; The Methods Section ; The Results Section ; The Discussion Section ; Back Matter ; Citations ; Deviations from the IMRaD Canon
Style. Paragraphs ; Sentences ; Words ; Brevity
Revision. Self-Revision ; Friendly Review ; Formal Review ; Revision and the "Response to Reviews"
Some Loose Threads. The Diversity of Writing Forms ; Managing Coauthorships ; Writing in English for Non-Native Speakers
Final Thoughts. On Whimsy, Jokes, and Beauty : Can Scientific Writing Be Enjoyed?