如何用英文进行规范的科技论文写作？如何写出好的基金申请书和项目进展报告？如何准备科技会议摘要、口头陈述论文、海报和会议报告？如何向国际性期刊投稿并让你的科技论文更容易被接受和发表？

本书涵盖了科技论文撰写和发表所要注意的方方面面，是理工科学生、科研人员以及科技论文编辑手边必备的参考书。本书结构清晰，语言生动活泼，并配有漫画，具有很强的可读性。

本书自1979年第一版以来，不断修订再版和重印，成为美国大学科技写作课程的经典教材，并被全世界上百所大学列为教科书或参考书，深受广大读者的欢迎。

本书于1979年首次出版后不断再版和重印，深受理工科学生和科研人员的欢迎，被全世界上百所大学列为科技写作方面的教科书或参考书。本书旨在帮助理工科学生和科研人员提高科技论文写作能力，使其论文更容易被国际期刊接收和发表。全书分为8编41章，清晰而准确地阐述了科技论文的各个要素、论文投稿和发表过程中应注意的事项、如何进行会议交流、准备会议摘要、口头陈述论文、撰写海报和会议报告以及基金申请书等其他文章的写作，涵盖了科学论文写作和发表的方方面面。对于理科学生和科研工作者具有重要的指导作用。

Preface

A Word to International Readers

Acknowledgments

          Part I : Some Preliminaries

Chapter 1 What Is Scientific Writing?

Chapter 2 Historical Perspectives

Chapter 3 Approaching a Writing Project

Chapter 4 What Is a Scientific Paper?

Chapter 5 Ethics in Scientific Publishing 

Chapter 6 Where to Submit Your Manuscript

          Part II : Preparing the Text

Chapter 7 How to Prepare the Title

Chapter 8 How to List the Authors and Addresses 

Chapter 9 How to Prepare the Abstract

Chapter 10 How to Write the Introduction

Chapter 11 How to Write the Materials and Methods

       Section

Chapter 12 How to Write the Results

Chapter 13 How to Write the Discussion

Chapter 14 How to State the Acknowledgments

Chapter 15 How to Cite the References

     Part III : Preparing the Tables and Figures

Chapter 16 How to Design Effective Tables

Chapter 17 How to Prepare Effective Graphs

Chapter 18 How to Prepare Effective Photographs 

         Part IV : Publishing the Paper

Chapter 19 Rights and Permissions

Chapter 20 How to Submit the Manuscript

Chapter 21 The Review Process (How to Deal with

       Editors)

Chapter 22 The Publishing Process (How to Deal with

       Proofs)

    Part V : Doing Other Writing for Publication

Chapter 23 How to Write a Review Paper

Chapter 24 How to Write Opinion (Book Reviews,

       Editorials, and Letters to the Editor)

Chapter 25 How to Write a Book Chapter or

       a Book

Chapter 26 How to Write for the Public

       Part VI : Conference Communications

Chapter 27 How to Present a Paper Orally

Chapter 28 How to Prepare a Poster

Chapter 29 How to Write a Conference Report

           Part VII : Scientific Style

Chapter 30 Use and Misuse of English

Chapter 31 Avoiding Jargon

Chapter 32 How and When to Use Abbreviations 

Chapter 33 Writing Clearly Across Cultures and

       Media

Chapter 34 How to Write Science in English as a Foreign

       Language

  Part VIII: Other Topics in Scientific Communication

Chapter 35 How to Write a Thesis

Chapter 36 How to Prepare a Curriculum Vitae

Chapter 37 How to Prepare Grant Proposals and Progress

       Reports

Chapter 38 How to Write a Recommendation Letter--and

       How to Ask for One

Chapter 39 How to Work with the Media

Chapter 40 How to Provide Peer Review

Chapter 41 How to Seek a Scientific-Communication

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Appendix 1 Selected Journal Title Word

       Abbreviations

Appendix 2 Words and Expressions to Avoid

Appendix 3 SI (Systeme International) Prefixes and Their

       Abbreviations

Glossary of Technical Terms

References

Index