Mastering Scientific and Medical Writing A Self-help Guide [Paperback]

This self-help guide is intended for scientists and medical professionals and students who wish to improve their scientific writing skills. Exercises invite the reader to practice the most important aspects of scientific writing. Although the book addresses certain issues more troublesome to scientific communicators of a non-English language origin, the guide will be of equal benefit to those whose first language is English. If you want not only to write but to write well, this book is for you.

Introduction.- Good versus Poor Scientific Writing: an orientation.- Words and Units: orthography and Punctuation.- Forming Sentences: grammar.- Putting it Nicely: Style.- Redundancy and Jargon: Focusing on the essentials.- Quoting Published Material: Reference Formats.- Avoiding Discrimination: ethics of Scientific Writing.- Sticking to your word: Plagiarism.- Structuring Scientific Texts: getting the Story out.

From the reviews of the second edition:

It offers something for everyone who wishes to better their writing, novices and non-native users will likely benefit most & . Mastering Scientific and Medical Writing provides valuable practical tips on all of the major aspects of writing. & The 10 regular chapters are complemented by both an excellent set of practical exercises that enables the reader to put their learning into practice and a multi-section appendix & . (Stephen Gilliver, Medical Writing, Vol. 23 (24), 2014)

This self-help guide is intended for scientists and medical professionals and students who wish to improve their scientific writing skills. Exercises invite the reader to practice the most important aspects of scientific writing. Although the bol³%