Successful scientific writing : a step-by-step guide for the biological and medical sciences /
By: Matthews, Janice R.
Contributor(s): Matthews, Robert W.
Publisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008, (2010)Edition: 3rd ed.Description: xii, 240 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. (spiralbound).Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780521699273; 9780521699273:; 0521699274.Subject(s): Technical writing | Medical writing | Science | Biology | Academic writingDDC classification: 808.06661Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Standard Loan | ATU Sligo Yeats Library Binders Collection | 808.06661 MAT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0077802 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-235) and index.
Preparing to write -- Composing a first draft -- Visual support for the written word -- Visual support for the spoken word -- Revising to increase coherence -- Improving word choice, and syntax style -- Attending to grammar, numbers, and other mechanics -- The rest of the story.
'Successful Scientific Writing' is a user-friendly book of practical guidance which should enable students and researchers in the biological and medical sciences to communicate their work effectively through published literature.