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A thorough guide to all stages of preparing, writing and publishing high-quality scientific research papers in academic journals.
List of contents
Preface, Part I; Part II. Final Preparation of a Paper Before Submission - as Important as Part I!; Part II. Getting Published; 1. General features of a scientific paper - structure and format; 2. The typical scientific paper - a published paper with annotations; 3. Results - presenting your findings; 4. Discussion - the place to argue your case; 5. Introduction - the first main section of a paper; 6. Materials and methods; 7. Abstract - the summary of the main findings; 8. The 'smaller' sections that complete a paper; 9. Figures and tables; 10. Presubmission; 11. Submission of manuscripts; 12. Peer-review - the crux of the problem in publishing papers; 13. The last stages of the editorial process - decisions, revisions, and final editing; 14. From acceptance to publication; 15. Copyright; 16. Ethics and scientific integrity; 17. Epilogue.
About the author
Denys N. Wheatley is a retired academic who has spent over 40 years in research on the cellular basis of cancer and has taught scientific writing in over 20 countries. He is Chairman and Director of BioMedES Ltd, a company focused on providing non-native English-speaking authors with help in preparing their scientific papers. He has published six books and over 300 scientific and medical papers, and has edited five journals. He was the Editor-in-Chief of Cell Biology International (Wiley) for 20 years.
Summary
A thorough guide to all stages of preparing, writing and publishing high-quality scientific research papers in academic journals.
