Part I: The publishing process in science 1. What do you want to write? 2. Understanding the publishing process 3. Best practice, ethics and authorship 4. Original research: What can be published? 5. Selecting the right journal 6. Research papers and reviews: Submitting your manuscript 7. Dealing with the editor's and reviewers' comments 8.
Personal profile management Part II: Writing the core sections of a scientifi c research paper 9. Research papers and reviews: Titles 10. Research papers: Abstracts 11. Conference abstracts 12. Research papers: Introduction 13. Research papers: Methods 14. Research papers: Results 15. Research papers: Figures 16.
Research papers: Tables 17. Research papers: Photographs 18. Research papers: Discussion and conclusions 19. References 20. Checking your manuscript Part III: Writing other scientific material 21. Review articles and book chapters 22. Theses and dissertations 23. How to write a book 24.
Informal science writing Part IV: Fundamentals of scientifi c writing 25. Clear writing: Sentences 26. Clear writing: Words 27. Clear writing: Paragraphs, headings and lists 28. Correct writing: Common errors of grammar and idiom Part V: Practicalities of scientifi c writing 29. Planning your writing 30. Overcoming writer's block 31. Managing your time for writing and revising 32.
More effective word processing 33. Useful software for writers 34. E-resources for biomedical writers 35. Selected further reading.