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Mastering Scientific and Medical Writing

A Self-help Guide

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  • Addresses the special needs of authors whose first language is not English

  • Offers concise guidance on scientific communication

  • Includes exercises that allow the reader to practice individual aspects of writing

  • Covers issues of increasing concern such as plagiarism

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
  2. Introduction

    • Silvia M. Rogers
    Pages 1-2
  3. Words and Units: Orthography and Punctuation

    • Silvia M. Rogers
    Pages 11-27
  4. Forming Sentences: Grammar

    • Silvia M. Rogers
    Pages 29-47
  5. Putting It Nicely: Style

    • Silvia M. Rogers
    Pages 49-57
  6. Quoting Published Material: Reference Formats

    • Silvia M. Rogers
    Pages 65-69
  7. Sticking to Your Word: Avoiding Plagiarism

    • Silvia M. Rogers
    Pages 75-80
  8. Appendix

    • Silvia M. Rogers
    Pages 85-96
  9. Exercises

    • Silvia M. Rogers
    Pages 97-103
  10. Solutions to Exercises

    • Silvia M. Rogers
    Pages 105-113
  11. Back Matter

    Pages 115-116

About this book

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.

This second edition takes into account new developments in the area of scientific communication. In particular, the importance of authenticity is addressed, drawing attention to the sensitive issue of plagiarism in scientific texts.

Reviews

From the reviews of the second edition:

“This second edition of Mastering Scientific and Medical Writing can help scientific and medical professionals and students who do not have access to the first edition improve their writing skills. … Those who read this book and do the exercises are certain to improve their writing skills.” (John Giba, Panace@, Vol. 15 (40), 2014)

“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)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Mediwrite GmbH, Basel, Switzerland

    Silvia M. Rogers

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Mastering Scientific and Medical Writing

  • Book Subtitle: A Self-help Guide

  • Authors: Silvia M. Rogers

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39446-1

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-39445-4Published: 21 January 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-39446-1Published: 04 January 2014

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 116

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Medicine/Public Health, general

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Buying options

eBook USD 64.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 84.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

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