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| Preface | |
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| A Word to International Readers | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Some Preliminaries | |
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| What Is Scientific Writing? | |
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| Historical Perspectives | |
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| Approaching a Writing Project | |
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| What Is a Scientific Paper? | |
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| Ethics in Scientific Publishing | |
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| Where to Submit Your Manuscript | |
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| Preparing the Text | |
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| How to Prepare the Title | |
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| How to List the Authors and Addresses | |
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| How to Prepare the Abstract | |
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| How to Write the Introduction | |
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| How to Write the Materials and Methods Section | |
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| How to Write the Results | |
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| How to Write the Discussion | |
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| How to State the Acknowledgments | |
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| How to Cite the References | |
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| Preparing the Tables and Figures | |
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| How to Design Effective Tables | |
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| How to Prepare Effective Graphs | |
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| How to Prepare Effective Photographs | |
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| Publishing the Paper | |
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| Rights and Permissions | |
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| How to Submit the Manuscript | |
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| The Review Process (How to Deal with Editors) | |
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| The Publishing Process (How to Deal with Proofs) | |
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| Doing Other Writing for Publication | |
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| How to Write a Review Paper | |
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| How to Write Opinion (Book Reviews, Editorials, and Letters to the Editor) | |
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| How to Write a Book Chapter or a Book | |
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| How to Write for the Public | |
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| Conference Communications | |
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| How to Present a Paper Orally | |
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| How to Prepare a Poster | |
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| How to Write a Conference Report | |
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| Scientific Style | |
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| Use and Misuse of English | |
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| Avoiding Jargon | |
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| How and When to Use Abbreviations | |
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| Writing Clearly Across Cultures and Media | |
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| How to Write Science in English as a Foreign Language | |
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| Other Topics in Scientific Communication | |
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| How to Write a Thesis | |
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| How to Prepare a Curriculum Vitae | |
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| How to Prepare Grant Proposals and Progress Reports | |
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| How to Write a Recommendation Letter-and How to Ask for One | |
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| How to Work with the Media | |
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| How to Provide Peer Review | |
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| How to Seek a Scientific-Communication Career | |
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| Selected Journal Title Word Abbreviations | |
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| Words and Expressions to Avoid | |
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| SI (Systeme International) Prefixes and Their Abbreviations | |
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| Glossary of Technical Terms | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |