A Scientific Approach to Scientific Writing

This systematic volume guides the reader through the process of writing a scientific paper for submission to a peer-reviewed journal, including addressing referees comments and responses. Beyond merely listing the elements required for successful scientific writing, A Scientific Approach to Scientific Writing offers researchers a full framework for constructing a paper, and examines key elements such as rationale, objectives, findings and implications. The writing process is laid bare through four exemplar studies of progressively greater complexity, worked through from title to conclusions. A Scientific Approach to Scientific Writing is geared toward an audience with years of English lessons, bypassing the grammar and vocabulary lessons focused on in other books, and instead focusing on linguistic considerations that are crucial to scientific discourse, such as voices and tenses. Non-native English speakers will find this volume essential, and it will also be a valuable resource for those with English as a first language.