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| Preface First Edition | |
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| Preface Second Edition | |
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| The Reading Toolkit | |
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| Require Less from Memory | |
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| The Forgotten or Undefined Acronym | |
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| The Detached Pronoun | |
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| The Diverting Synonym | |
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| The Distant Background | |
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| The Broken Couple12 The Word Overflow | |
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| Sustain Attention to Ensure Continuous Reading | |
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| Keep the Story Moving Forward | |
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| Twist and Shout | |
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| Pause to Illustrate and Clarify | |
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| Recreate Local Suspense | |
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| Reduce Reading Time | |
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| Keep the Reader Motivated | |
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| Dash or Fuel the Hopes of Your Readers, Your Choice | |
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| Meet the Goals of Your Readers to Motivate Them | |
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| Bridge the Knowledge Gap | |
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| Bridge to Ground Zero | |
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| Bridge to Title Words | |
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| Just-in-Time Bridge by Way of Local Background | |
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| Set the Reader's Expectations | |
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| Expectations from Grammar | |
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| Expectations from Science | |
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| Set Progression Tracks for Fluid Reading | |
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| Topic and Stress | |
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| Three Topic-Based Progression Schemes to Make Reading Fluid | |
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| Non Topic-Based Progression Schemes | |
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| Pause in Progression | |
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| Troubleshooting Progression Problems | |
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| Detect Sentence Fluidity Problems | |
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| Reasons for No Expectations | |
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| Reasons for Betrayed Expectations | |
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| Control Reading Energy Consumption | |
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| The Energy Bill | |
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| Punctuation: An Energy Refueling Station | |
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| Paper Structure and Purpose | |
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| Title : The Face of Your Paper | |
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| Six Titles to Learn About Titles | |
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| Six Techniques for Improving Titles | |
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| Purpose and Qualities of Titles | |
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| Title Q&A | |
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| Title Metrics | |
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| Abstract: The Heart of Your Paper | |
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| The Four Parts | |
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| Coherence Between Abstract and Title | |
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| Tense of Verbs and Precision | |
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| Purpose and Qualities of Abstracts | |
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| Abstract Q&A | |
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| Abstract Metrics | |
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| Headings-Subheadings: The Skeleton of Your Paper | |
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| Four Principles for a Good Structure | |
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| Syntactic Rules for Headings | |
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| Purpose and Qualities of Structures | |
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| Structure Q&A | |
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| Structure Metrics | |
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| Introduction: The Hands of Your Paper | |
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| The Introduction Starts Fast and Finishes Strong | |
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| The Introduction Answers Key Reader Questions | |
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| The Introduction Frames Through Scope and Definitions | |
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| The Introduction Is a Personal Active Story | |
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| Introduction Part II Popular Traps | |
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| The Trap of the Story Plot | |
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| The Trap of Plagiarism | |
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| The Trap of Imprecision | |
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| The Trap of judgmental Words | |
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| The Deadly Outcome of the Sum of All Traps: Disbelief | |
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| Purpose and Qualities of Introductions | |
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| Introduction Q&A | |
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| Introduction Metrics | |
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| Visuals: The Voice of Your Paper | |
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| Seven Principles for Good Visuals | |
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| Purpose and Qualities of Visuals | |
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| Visuals Q&A | |
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| Visuals Metrics (calculate your score for each visual) | |
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| Abstract Versus Conclusions | |
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| Examples and Counterexamples | |
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| Purpose and Qualities of Conclusions | |
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| Conclusions Q&A | |
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| Conclusion Metrics (if you have a conclusion) | |
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| Additional Resources for the Avid Learner | |
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| On Visuals | |
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| On Grammar | |
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| On the Evolution of Scientific Writing | |
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| On Persuasion | |
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| On Scientific Papers | |
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| On Writing Process and Reviewers | |
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| Books on Scientific Writing | |
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| Epilogue: Your Future Work | |
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| Index | |