Contents

PART I: BEFORE YOU START

vii

Lectori Salutem

ix

1.

Some Basics

1

2.

The Scientific Literature and Elements of Scientometrics

5

3.

Citation Statistics, Scientometrics

19

4.

Decisions to Take Before You Begin Writing

25

PART II: WRITING THE PAPER

33

5.

How to Compose the Title

37

6.

The Delicate Art of Deciding about Authorship

43

7.

How (and Why) to List the Addresses

49

8.

Abstract and Keywords

51

9.

How to Write the Introduction

57

10.

How to Write the Material and Methods Section

61

11.

How to Write the Results

67

12.

How to Write the Discussion

73

13.

Acknowledgements and Appendices

77

14.

How to Cite References

81

15.

Constructing Figures: A Tricky Art?

87

16.

Analysis of Sample Graphs

111

17.

How to Design Tables

125

18.

The Writing Process: How to Write the First Version

129

PART III: PUBLISHING THE PAPER

135

19.

Putting It All Together: Preparing the Final Version

137

20.

How to Submit a Manuscript

141

21.

The Manuscript Handling Process (Scientific Editing)

149

22.

On Receipt of the Editor’s Report

153

23.

How to Write Revisions

155

24.

Submitting the Final Version

159

25.

What Happens to the Manuscript After Acceptance?

163

26.

What to Do with a Published Paper?

167

27.

How to Write a Conference Proceedings Paper

169

28.

How to Write a Review Article

173

29.

How to Write a Book Chapter

177

30.

The Scientific Style

181

A Final Note

185

Literature Cited

187

List of Figures

191

Index

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