Writing Science

Writing Science: How to Write Papers That Get Cited and Proposals That Get Funded Hardcover – November 29, 2011

Author: Visit Amazon's Joshua Schimel Page | Language: English | ISBN: 0199760233 | Format: PDF, EPUB

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Writing Science: How to Write Papers That Get Cited and Proposals That Get Funded – November 29, 2011
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• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press; 1 edition (November 29, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0199760233
• ISBN-13: 978-0199760237
• Product Dimensions: 0.7 x 6.3 x 9.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,075,184 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Writing is not easy; writing well is very difficult. As readers, we are deluged with a seemingly exponentially increasing number of science papers. Consequently, we are becoming ever more ruthless and discriminating in `sorting the wheat from the chaff'. Therefore, as authors, if we want our papers and grant proposals to fall into the former category, almost all of us need to substantially improve our writing. This book clearly describes the fundamental principles and practices of writing clear, synthetic, and easily readable science text that is likely to enthuse and inspire your readers. As such, it will be of great benefit to graduate students in developing their writing skills, but I anticipate that it will be of even more value to those who are already experienced in the whole science writing process.

In writing the book, Dr. Schimel practiced what he preaches. It is an excellent and entertaining read, with lots of stimulating and interesting anecdotes and broad linkages (such as to the speeches and writings of Winston Churchill and other non-scientists). The structure, flow and readability of the book are exemplary (as one would expect), but in addition he makes excellent use of short tight and longer more expansive sentences, as well as dashes and semi-colons. Furthermore, the text includes some real gems including why the process of writing science actually improves the intellectual quality of your science, and why when someone else edits your work, or you edit theirs, the initial edited text changes may be changed again - even changed back to the original text! There are very useful chapters dedicated to the particular challenges of writing science for non-native English speakers, and of writing successfully for non-specialist public audiences.

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