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Contents Preface A Word to International Readers Acknowledgments Part I: Some Preliminaries Chapter 1 What is Scientific Writing? Chapter 2 Historical Perspectives Chapter 3 Approaching a Writing Project Chapter 4 What Is a Scientific Paper? Chapter 5 Ethics in Scientific Publishing Chapter 6 Where to Submit Your Manuscript Part II: Preparing the Text Chapter 7 How to Prepare the Title Chapter 8 How to List the Authors and Addresses Chapter 9 How to Prepare the Abstract Chapter 10 How to Write the Introduction Chapter 11 How to Write the Materials and Methods Section Chapter 12 How to Write the Results Chapter 13 How to Write the Discussion Chapter 14 How to State the Acknowledgments Chapter 15 How to Cite the References Part III: Preparing the Tables and Figures Chapter 16 How to Design Effective Tables Chapter 17 How to Prepare Effective Graphs Chapter 18 How to Prepare Effective Photographs Part IV: Publishing the Paper Chapter 19 Rights and Permissions Chapter 20 How to Submit the Manuscript Chapter 21 The Review Process (How to Deal with Editors) Chapter 22 The Publishing Process (How to Deal with Proofs) Part V: Doing Other Writing for Publication Chapter 23 How to Write a Review Paper Chapter 24 How to Write Opinion (Book Reviews, Editorials, and Letters to the Editor) Chapter 25 How to Write a Book Chapter or a Book Chapter 26 How to Write for the Public Part VI: Conference Communications Chapter 27 How to Present a Paper Orally Chapter 28 How to Prepare a Poster Chapter 29 How to Write a Conference Report Part VII: Scientific Style Chapter 30 Use and Misuse of English Chapter 31 Avoiding Jargon Chapter 32 How and When to Use Abbreviations Chapter 33 Writing Clearly Across Cultures and Media Chapter 34 How to Write Science in English as a Foreign Language Part VIII: Other Topics in Scientific Communication Chapter 35 How to Write a Thesis Chapter 36 How to Prepare a Curriculum Vitae Chapter 37 How to Prepare Grant Proposals and Progress Reports Chapter 38 How to Write a Recommendation Letter-and How to Ask for One Chapter 39 How to Work with the Media Chapter 40 How to Provide Peer Review Chapter 41 How to Seek a Scientific-Communication Career Appendix 1 Selected Journal Title Word Abbreviations Appendix 2 Words and Expressions to Avoid Appendix 3 Prefixes and Abbreviations for SI (Système International) Units Glossary of Technical Terms References Index
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Technical writing.