This concise paperback is one of the best known guides to writing a paper for publication in biomedical journals. Its straightforward format a chapter covering each of part of the structured abstract makes it relevant and easy to use for any novice paper writer.
How to Write a Paper addresses the mechanics of submission, including electronic submission, and how publishers handle papers, writing letters to journals abstracts for scientific meetings, and assessing papers. This new edition also covers how to write a book review and updated chapters on ethics, electronic publication and submission, and the movement for open access.
List of Contributors, vii
Preface to the Fifth Edition, x
Preface to the Fourth Edition, xi
Chapter 1 Structure of a scientific paper, 1
George M. Hall
Chapter 2 Introduction, 6
Richard Smith
Chapter 3 Methods, 16
Gordon B. Drummond
Chapter 4 Results, 22
Charles W. Hogue
Chapter 5 Discussion, 29
George M. Hall
Chapter 6 Titles, abstracts and authors, 33
Kevin W. Eva
Chapter 7 Who should be an author?, 42
Richard Horton
Chapter 8 References, 47
Simon Howell and Liz Neilly
Chapter 9 Electronic submissions, 57
Michael Willis
Chapter 10 Open access, 64
Mark Ware
Chapter 11 How to write a letter, 71
Michael Doherty
Chapter 12 How to prepare an abstract for a scientific meeting, 78
Robert N. AllC¾
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