How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper - Hardcover

Day, Robert A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0897748646 ISBN 13: 9780897748643

Publisher: Oryx Pr, 1994

Synopsis

This witty and practical guide to organizing, writing, and submitting scientific research for publication in a scholarly scientific journal is designed to help good scientists become good writers. Each edition of this popular work has quickly become an Oryx bestseller, and the new fifth edition has been extensively revised to reflect the significant impact of the Internet and other electronic resources on the writing and publishing of scientific papers.This new edition presents seven new chapters that cover the topics of equipment and software; electronic publishing formats; the Internet and the World Wide Web; publishing on the World Wide Web; electronic journals; e-mail and newsgroups; and searching for information on the Web. Many chapters from the previous edition have also been revised and updated.

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Review:

"An outstanding book, one to be on the shelf of every scientific writer. Countless anecdotes and unexpected touches of wit and humor will keep the reader from putting the book away after checking for this or that item of information."-Issues in Writing

Book Description:

The growth of the Internet, online journals, new software packages, computer networks - these and other facets of science writing can be found in the new edition of Robert A. Day's How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper. The long-awaited fourth edition of this classic volume is filled with facts, advice, and guidance, all written in R. A. Day's breezy, readable style. For thousands of scientists, writers, and students, How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper is the 'how-to' book.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oryx Pr
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0897748646
• ISBN 13: 9780897748643
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4