Ebook: How to Write a Paper

This concise paperback is one of the best known guides to writing a paper for publication in biomedical journals. Its straightforward format – a chapter covering each of part of the structured abstract – makes it relevant and easy to use for any novice paper writer.

How to Write a Paper addresses the mechanics of submission, including electronic submission, and how publishers handle papers, writing letters to journals abstracts for scientific meetings, and assessing papers. This new edition also covers how to write a book review and updated chapters on ethics, electronic publication and submission, and the movement for open access.Content:
Chapter 1 Structure of a Scientific Paper (pages 1–5): George M. Hall
Chapter 2 Introduction (pages 6–15): Richard Smith
Chapter 3 Methods (pages 16–21): Gordon B. Drummond
Chapter 4 Results (pages 22–28): Charles W. Hogue
Chapter 5 Discussion (pages 29–32): George M. Hall
Chapter 6 Titles, Abstracts and Authors (pages 33–41): Kevin W. Eva
Chapter 7 Who should be an Author? (pages 42–46): Richard Horton
Chapter 8 References (pages 47–56): Simon Howell and Liz Neilly
Chapter 9 Electronic Submissions (pages 57–63): Michael Willis
Chapter 10 Open Access (pages 64–70): Mark Ware
Chapter 11 How to Write a Letter (pages 71–77): Michael Doherty
Chapter 12 How to Prepare an Abstract for a Scientific Meeting (pages 78–82): Robert N. Allan
Chapter 13 How to Write a Case Report (pages 83–88): Martin Neil Rossor
Chapter 14 How to Write a Review (pages 89–97): Paul Glasziou
Chapter 15 How to Write a Book Review (pages 98–101): Mark W. Davies and Luke A. Jardine
Chapter 16 The Role of the Manuscript Assessor (pages 102–114): Domhnall MacAuley
Chapter 17 The Role of the Editor (pages 115–123): Jennifer M. Hunter
Chapter 18 What a Publisher Does (pages 124–132): Gavin Sharrock and Elizabeth Whelan
Chapter 19 Style: What it is and Why it Matters (pages 133–140): Sharon Leng
Chapter 20 Ethics of Publication (pages 141–150): Chris Graf and Elissa Wilson