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Introduction to Scientific Publishing

Backgrounds, Concepts, Strategies

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  • © 2013

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Authors:
  1. Andreas Öchsner

    1. , Faculty of Biosciences, University of Technology Malaysia (UTM), Skudai, Malaysia

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  • Concise introduction to the basic knowledge of scientific publishing
  • Addresses the problem of Plagiarism and Publication Ethics
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology (BRIEFSAPPLSCIENCES)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction

    • Andreas Öchsner
    Pages 1-2

  3. Technical and Cognitive Skills in the Context of Scientific Writing

    • Andreas Öchsner
    Pages 3-7

  4. Types of Scientific Publications

    • Andreas Öchsner
    Pages 9-21

  5. Publishing Companies, Publishing Fees, and Open Access Journals

    • Andreas Öchsner
    Pages 23-29

  6. Abstract and Index Databases (Web of Knowledge, Scopus, Google Scholar)

    • Andreas Öchsner
    Pages 31-46

  7. Statistical Evaluation of Bibliographical Data: Evaluation of Journals, Scientists, and Institutions

    • Andreas Öchsner
    Pages 47-64

  8. Publishing in Scientific Journals

    • Andreas Öchsner
    Pages 65-82

  9. Ethical Guidelines for Publishing

    • Andreas Öchsner
    Pages 83-88

  10. Strategies to Publish

    • Andreas Öchsner
    Pages 89-91

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 93-96
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About this book

This book is a very concise introduction to the basic knowledge of scientific publishing. It  starts with the basics of writing a scientific paper, and recalls the different types of scientific documents. In gives an overview on the major scientific publishing companies and different business models. The book also introduces to abstracting and indexing services and how they can be used for the evaluation of science, scientists, and institutions. Last but not least, this short book faces the problem of plagiarism and publication ethics.

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  • , Faculty of Biosciences, University of Technology Malaysia (UTM), Skudai, Malaysia

    Andreas Öchsner

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