Scientific Writing - Easy When You Know How - J Peat (BMJ 2002) Episode 13 pps

... promotion and professional recognition. 1 Scientific Writing Easy when you know how A scientific article that is published in a well-respected, peer-reviewed journal is an important goal for ... to this. You don’t have to dress up, for instance, and you can’t hear them boo you straight away. Anne Lamott 3 Scientific writing 9 too onerous. If you are having proble...

Ngày tải lên: 21/11/2013, 14:01

... (1688–1744)* Everything is easy when you know how! The skill of scientific writing is no exception. To be a good writer, all you need to do is learn and then follow a few simple rules. However, it can be difficult ... 241. Scientific writing is not a competition in comprehensiveness. You must limit yourself to writing only the essential information that your readers ne...

Ngày tải lên: 10/12/2013, 12:15

... structure, Chapters 8–11 will help you to improve your writing style. Throughout the writing process, you must focus on the potential audience for whom you are writing your paper. The editor and external ... doesn’t matter when or where you write, as long as you choose your best opportunities and organise yourself accordingly. Whatever your creativity pattern, it is importan...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 15:21

... learnt to dance. Alexander Pope (1688–1744)* Everything is easy when you know how! The skill of scientific writing is no exception. To be a good writer, all you need to do is learn and then follow ... paragraph. Once you can write what you mean, put your content in the correct order, and make your document clear and pleasurable for others to read, you can consider you...

Ngày tải lên: 27/06/2014, 05:20

... 188 Topic sentences 189 Subjects, verbs and objects 191 Scientific Writing Easy when you know how Scientific Writing Easy when you know how Jennifer Peat Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics ... helped you to refine your ideas about how to interpret your data. You may also have a feel for the topics that need to be addressed in the discussion. With...

Ngày tải lên: 27/06/2014, 08:20

... (1688–1744)* Everything is easy when you know how! The skill of scientific writing is no exception. To be a good writer, all you need to do is learn and then follow a few simple rules. However, it can be difficult ... with permission from L Blue et al . BMJ 2001;323:715–18 25 . Scientific Writing Easy when you know how Introduction True ease in writing comes...

Ngày tải lên: 27/06/2014, 18:20

... Drawing Mouths Is Easy When You Know What Not to Tip: When drawing a smiling mouth, notice how the muscles around it push the cheeks ... Simple! When drawing the mouth you should keep it even simpler than when drawing the nose. Less is definitely more when drawing mouths. Step 2: Don't Draw the Teeth! What do you mean ... as poss...

Ngày tải lên: 29/06/2014, 00:20

... design style 9, 188– 213 citations 102–3 writing reviewer comments 141 subject 191–2, 198, 209 pronouns as 232 submission 115–16 to another journal 126, 131 resubmission 125–6, 132 systematic review ... 285–6 words 260–1 writing your paper 91 citing address of 105–6 journal early release on 153 rapid response on 154, 168 your, your paper on 135 which 243–4 withdrawal from a journal...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 16:21

... of a hastily assembled paper often reveals major cracks and faults: the shapeless structure is like a pair of baggy jeans that fit just about any frame, while the graphics and other visuals have ... Writing: A Reader and Writer’s Guide FA 96 Scientific Writing: A Reader and Writer’s Guide Information with visual impact requires creativity, graphic skill, and time....

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 16:21

... trend you want to show. Plot the data. . Line graphs. Place the independent variable on the horizontal x-axis and the dependent variable on the vertical y-axis. The intersection of the x- and y-axes is ... hard- copy and electronic form. Technical documents are rarely built of words alone. In addition to sentences and paragraphs, they are likely to contain a mix of other ele- me...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 05:22

... goal of one-subject, one-page (or one-screen) for each document. The subject should be specified in the subject line, and the content should relate to the stated subject. For two subjects, write ... abstracts and index journals, bib- liographies, and other compilations . Current-awareness services, including contents journals and SDI services . General and specialized databases ava...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 05:22

... prefix and a proper name] an ac -to- dc converter [3-word modifier] near- and long-term R and D objectives [two compound modifiers sharing the base word, term] 310 A Brief Handbook of Style and Usage ... semicolons to join closely related clauses and to separate cer- tain items in a series. (1) To join two closely related independent clauses into a single sentence: The subjects’...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 05:22

... 119 subject, 115 Skills Matrix, 279 Social cues in e-mail, 149 –150 in letters, 144 146 Storyboarding, 168 software, 250 Style, 60 fragmentary, coherent, prose, 56 and organization, 52, 60 Style guide, ... 263 Introduction to journal article, 224. See also Front matter ISO 9001, 263 JAKE [Web journal index list], 108, 115. See also Journal, World Wide Web Journal, 106, 219–221. See al...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 05:22