Writing Science in Plain English (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)

Greene, Anne E.

ISBN 10: 022602637X / ISBN 13: 9780226026374

Published by University of Chicago Press, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Writing Science in Plain English (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 022602637X
• ISBN 13: 9780226026374
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dimensions: 13.97W x 21.59H x 2.03D centimeters 13.97 centimeters width by 21.59 centimeters height by 2.03 centimeters depth
• Weight: 181 grams

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Synopsis

Scientific writing is often dry, wordy, and difficult to understand. But, as Anne E. Greene shows in Writing Science in Plain English,writers from all scientific disciplines can learn to produce clear, concise prose by mastering just a few simple principles.

This short, focused guide presents a dozen such principles based on what readers need in order to understand complex information, including concrete subjects, strong verbs, consistent terms, and organized paragraphs. The author, a biologist and an experienced teacher of scientific writing, illustrates each principle with real-life examples of both good and bad writing and shows how to revise bad writing to make it clearer and more concise. She ends each chapter with practice exercises so that readers can come away with new writing skills after just one sitting.

Writing Science in Plain English can help writers at all levels of their academic and professional careers—undergraduate students working on research reports, established scientists writing articles and grant proposals, or agency employees working to follow the Plain Writing Act. This essential resource is the perfect companion for all who seek to write science effectively.

About the Author

Anne E. Greene is a biologist who is interested in how scientists communicate their research to a broad audience. She taught scientific writing to undergraduates in wildlife biology, geology, and neuroscience at the University of Montana for fifteen years. She also taught workshops on scientific writing to university graduate students and faculty, and to scientists in nongovernmental organizations, private research institutions, and federal agencies across the country.