Dear ECOLOGers,
Thanks to you incredible collaboration, I received over 50 emails of
suggestions for books on scientific writing. I thought everyone could
benefit from this, so here is a compilation of what I got:
TOP-5 MOST RECOMMENDED:
"How to Write & Publish a Scientific Paper" by Rob
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From: "William Silvert"
To:
Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 3:16 PM
Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Suggestions of books on scientific writing?
Lyne's question is a bit vague, since scientific writing can cover a variety
of topics, from technical documents for the stuff
e the same, but for some journals they are not. You really
cannot detach the issue of writing well from identifying the target audience
and where the work will be published.
Bill Silvert
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From: "malcolm McCallum"
To:
Sent: sexta-feira, 5 de Março de 20
> I was wondering if any of you would have some suggestion on books or texts
> providing tips on how
> to improve scientific writing. I have read George Gopen’s book (The sense
> of structure, writing from
> the reader's perspective; 2004, Pearson Longman editors) and recommend it,
> but I would li
Although the entire book is not on writing, there are areas that are about
the importance of writing, it also is stacked full of good advice from a
Nobel laureate's point of view. I found it very useful to read before I
entered my doctorate and I can tell you that having followed it closely, his
a
Here are some suggestions:
This book is unusual among style books in focusing on the level of the
sentence, where much scientific writing suffers:
Richard Lanham -- "Revising Prose"
Most ecologists have to write about some level of mathematics from
time to time. Paul Halmos's little essay
Hello,
I was wondering if any of you would have some suggestion on books or texts providing tips on how
to improve scientific writing. I have read George Gopen�s book (The sense of structure, writing from
the reader's perspective; 2004, Pearson Longman editors) and recommend it, but I would lik
Publishing.
All of these can be found on Amazon. Hope this helps!
happy trails
bill a
> Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 16:02:50 -0500
> From: lyne.morisse...@globetrotter.net
> Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Suggestions of books on scientific writing?
> To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
>
> Dear ECO
suppose that I shall have to recant.
Bill Silvert
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From: "Chris Stallings"
To:
Sent: quinta-feira, 4 de Março de 2010 14:46
Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Suggestions of books on scientific writing?
It's not for scientific writing per se, but I common
Dear Lyne,
I have "tried" several books on writing and must definitely say that
this one
Cargill M, O´Connor P: Writing Scientific Research Articles: Strategy
and Steps, 1 edn: Blackwell Publishing; 2009.184p.
is raally good! Because it is about the "process of writing", about
how to s
If you want a weighty tome (lol) then CBE Style Guide provides excellent
writing help. One can't carry it around much. Better to just keep it handy
near the desk. David McNeely
Chris Stallings wrote:
> It's not for scientific writing per se, but I commonly refer to The
> Elements of S
I teach a writing in the Sciences course and use the text by Penrose and
Katz, "Writing in the Sciences, Exploring conventions of scientific
discourse". I find this to be a useful reference for both undergraduate and
graduate level writing.
Carrie Wells
PhD Candidate, Clemson University
On Wed, M
Dear Lynn,
I would suggest 'How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper' by Robert A.
Day & Barbara Gastel, Greenwood Press.
I hope this helps,
Best,
Christophe
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Christophe Boëte l http://www.christopheboete.net l cbo...@gmail.com
On 3 March 2010 22:02, Lyne Morissette
wrote:
>
> Dear E
It's not for scientific writing per se, but I commonly refer to The
Elements of Style (Strunk and White).
On 3/3/2010 4:02 PM, Lyne Morissette wrote:
Dear ECOLOGers,
I was wondering if any of you would have some suggestion on books or texts
providing tips on how
to improve scientific writing
Dear ECOLOGers,
I was wondering if any of you would have some suggestion on books or texts
providing tips on how
to improve scientific writing. I have read George Gopens book (The sense of
structure, writing from
the reader's perspective; 2004, Pearson Longman editors) and recommend it, but
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