How to Write and Illustrate a Scientific Paper

Easy to read and up-to-date, How to Write and Illustrate a Scientific Paper will help both the first-time writer and the more experienced contributor in authoring a research paper. Although the examples given are taken mainly from medicine, the principles described apply to almost every branch of sc [...]
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Easy to read and up-to-date, How to Write and Illustrate a Scientific Paper will help both the first-time writer and the more experienced contributor in authoring a research paper. Although the examples given are taken mainly from medicine, the principles described apply to almost every branch of science, such as biology, odontology, chemistry, sociomedicine, and care research.

This handbook provides the reader with step-by-step information on how to prepare the various elements of a paper: title, author byline (who should be an author?), abstract, keywords, introduction, material and methods, results, discussion, acknowledgments, reference list, tables, and illustrations. The reader is offered advice on how to type the paper, where and how to submit the manuscript, how to deal with the Editor, and, finally, how to correct the proofs.