Writing scientific research articles [electronic resource] : strategy and steps / Margaret Cargill and Patrick O'Connor.
Publication details: Chichester, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.Description: x, 184 p. : ill. ; 28 cmContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781405186193 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 1405186194 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9781405193351 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 1405193352 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Section 1. A framework for success. How the book is organized, and why
Research article structures
Referees' criteria for evaluating manuscripts
Section 2. When and how to write each article section. Results as a "story": the key driver of an article
Results: turning data into knowledge
Writing about results
The methods section
The introduction
The discussion section
The title
The abstract
Section 3. Getting your manuscript published. Considerations when selecting a target journal
Submitting a manuscript
How to respond to editors and referees
A process for preparing a manuscript
Section 4. Developing your publication skills further. Skill-development strategies for groups and individuals
Developing discipline-specific English skills
Section 5. Provided example articles. Provided example article 1: Kaiser et al. (2003)
Provided example article 2: Britton-Simmons and Abbott (2008)