Getting Published in the Life SciencesISBN: 978-1-118-01716-6
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368 pages
August 2011, Wiley-Blackwell
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Acknowledgments ix
PART I Preliminary Considerations 1
Chapter 1 The Importance of and Need for Publishing 3
Chapter 2 Steps in Manuscript Preparation and Getting Started 11
Chapter 3 Ethical Issues in Publishing 25
Chapter 4 Choosing Your Coauthors 39
Chapter 5 Choosing Your Journal 51
Chapter 6 Principles and Characteristics of Good Scientific Writing 63
PART II Development of the Manuscript 73
Chapter 7 Developing the Take-home Messages and a Provisional Title 75
Chapter 8 Organizing and Outlining Your Manuscript 89
Chapter 9 Results I: Overview 113
Chapter 10 Results II: Presentation 121
Chapter 11 Results III: Options for Presenting Results 133
Chapter 12 Results IV: Guidelines for Preparing Written Text of Results 151
Chapter 13 Revising and Editing 155
Chapter 14 References 175
Chapter 15 Materials and Methods 197
Chapter 16 Introduction: Rationale, Review of Literature, and Statements of Objectives209
Chapter 17 Discussion 223
Chapter 18 Abstract 229
Chapter 19 Title, By-line, Keywords, and Authorship Footnote Items 243
Chapter 20 Polishing Your Manuscript with Good Word Usage 259
PART III Review, Submission, and Postsubmission Issues 277
Chapter 21 In-house Manuscript Review Process 279
Chapter 22 Cover Letter and Submission Form Preparation 293
Chapter 23 Final Checklist and Initial Manuscript Submission 303
Chapter 24 The Peer-Review Process of Your Initial Submission 309
Chapter 25 Response-letter Preparation and Manuscript Resubmission 315
Chapter 26 Proofs, Proofreading, and the Final Steps in the Publication Process 325
Index 347
