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Summary:

Writing Scientific Research Articles: Strategy and Steps guides authors in how to write, as well as what to write, to improve their chances of having their articles accepted for publication in international, peer reviewed journals. The book is desi.

Table of Contents:

• Section 1. A framework for success. How the book is organized, and why
• Research article structures
• Referees' criteria for evaluating manuscripts
• Section 2. When and how to write each article section. Results as a "story": the key driver of an article
• Results: turning data into knowledge
• Writing about results
• The methods section
• The introduction
• The discussion section
• The title
• The abstract
• Section 3. Getting your manuscript published. Considerations when selecting a target journal
• Submitting a manuscript
• How to respond to editors and referees
• A process for preparing a manuscript
• Section 4. Developing your publication skills further. Skill-development strategies for groups and individuals
• Developing discipline-specific English skills
• Section 5. Provided example articles. Provided example article 1: Kaiser et al. (2003)
• Provided example article 2: Britton-Simmons and Abbott (2008).

Author/Creator:

Cargill, Margaret

Contributors:

O'Connor, Patrick, 1967-

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Writing scientific research articles: strategy and steps [by Cargill, M.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Writing scientific research articles [by Cargill, M.] (Chichester, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009 — ISBN 9781405186193; LCCN 2008042543; OCLC Number 259754349)

Subjects:

Technical writing

Research

Science news

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [167] and index.
Description based on print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 173 pages) : illustrations

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

T11 .C327 2009eb

ISBNs:

9781444312041 (electronic bk.)
1444312049 (electronic bk.)
9786612117923
6612117923
9781405186193 (pbk., alk. paper) [Invalid]
1405186194 (pbk., alk. paper) [Invalid]
9781405193351 (hardcover, alk. paper) [Invalid]
1405193352 (hardcover, alk. paper) [Invalid]

Other Standard Numbers:

[Unknown Type]: 9786612117923

OCLC Numbers:

416608686

Other Control Numbers:

EBC428265 (source: MiAaPQ)