Writing and Publishing Scientific Papers

Front matter

Writing and Publishing Scientific Papers

A Primer for the Non-English Speaker

Gabor L. Lövei

PART I: BEFORE YOU START Lectori Salutem

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Some Basics The Scientific Literature and Elements of Scientometrics Citation Statistics, Scientometrics

PART Il: WRITING THE PAPER

How to Compose the Title

The Delicate Art of Deciding about Authorship How (and Why) to List the Addresses

Abstract and Keywords

How to Write the Introduction

How to Write the Material and Methods Section How to Write the Results

How to Write the Discussion Acknowledgements and Appendices

How to Cite References

Constructing Figures: A Tricky Art?

How to Design Tables

The Writing Process: How to Write the First Version

Part Iii: Publishing The Paper 19. 20. 21. 22. 23

Putting It All Together: Preparing the Final Version How to Submit a Manuscript

The Manuscript Handling Process (Scientific Editing) On Receipt of the Editor’s Report

How to Write Revisions vii

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24. Submitting the Final Version

25. What Happens to the Manuscript After Acceptance? 26. What to Do with a Published Paper?

27. How to Write a Conference Proceedings Paper 28. How to Write a Review Article

29. How to Write a Book Chapter

30. The Scientific Style

A Final Note

Literature Cited

List of Figures