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Communicate science papers, presentations, and posters effectively / Gregory S. Patience, Daria C. Boffito, Paul A. Patience.
Elsevier ScienceDirect eBook - Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2015 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Patience, Gregory S., author.
- Boffito, Daria C., author.
- Patience, Paul A., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Communication in science.
- Technical writing.
- Lectures and lecturing.
- Poster presentations.
- Science publishing.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (0 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam, [Netherlands] : Elsevier, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Communicate Science Papers, Presentations, and Posters Effectively is a guidebook on science writing and communication that professors, students, and professionals in the STEM fields can use in a practical way.
- Contents:
- Front Cover
- Communicate Science Papers, Presentations, and Posters Effectively
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Questions
- Acknowledgments
- Answers
- Chapter 1: Publishing Industry
- 1.1 Bibliometrics
- Country Scientific Productivity
- University Ranking
- 1.2 Citation Indices
- 1.3 Scientific Categories-Disciplines
- 1.4 Citations
- Scientific Category (ϕ26,0.1)
- 1.5 Journal Prestige
- Impact Factor
- h-Index
- IF/SJR Versus h-Index
- 1.6 Article Citations
- Classifying Articles-ϕτ,ξ
- Increasing Citations
- 1.7 Personal Citation Reports
- Funding
- Metrics
- 1.8 Exercises
- Chapter 2: Writing Style
- Logos, Ethos, Pathos
- 2.1 Concise Versus Redundant
- Empty Introductory Phrases
- Redundant Words
- State Facts
- Don't Say They're Facts
- 2.2 Precise Versus Vague
- State What Is, Not What Isn't
- 2.3 Active Versus Passive
- Explicit Agent
- Better Agent in Sentence
- References
- Authors
- Readers
- Others
- 2.4 Vigorous Versus Feeble
- 2.5 Straightforward Versus Convoluted
- 2.6 Exercises
- Chapter 3: Reporting Data
- 3.1 The International System of Units
- 3.2 Refresher on Statistics
- 3.3 Chauvenet's Criterion
- 3.4 Definitions
- 3.5 Error Propagation
- 3.6 Report Data Realistically
- 3.7 Error Bars
- 3.8 Exercises
- Chapter 4: Graphs
- 4.1 Graph Types
- Scatter/Line Plots
- Bar Charts
- Three-Dimensional Plots
- 4.2 Dimensions
- 4.3 Text
- Font Types
- Typography
- Axis Titles
- 4.4 Axes
- Breaks
- Inserts
- 4.5 Lines
- Ticks
- Grids
- 4.6 Representing Data
- 4.7 Titles and Captions
- 4.8 Exercises
- Chapter 5: Tables
- 5.1 Terminology
- Captions
- Headings and Cells
- Footnotes
- Lines
- 5.2 Descriptive
- 5.3 Property
- 5.4 Data
- 5.5 Exercises
- Chapter 6: Paper Essentials
- 6.1 Title
- Assertive Titles
- Descriptive Titles
- Enumerative Titles.
- Comparative Titles
- Abbreviations, Acronyms
- Activate Your Title
- Tips for Titles
- 6.2 Abstract
- 6.3 Graphical Abstract
- Tips
- 6.4 Research Highlights
- 6.5 Introduction
- Literature Review
- Stating the Novelty and the Objectives of Your Work
- 6.6 Methods
- 6.7 Results and Discussion
- 6.8 Conclusions
- 6.9 Acknowledgments
- 6.10 Exercises
- Chapter 7: Presentations They Will Remember
- 7.1 Content
- Title Slide
- Summary Slide-Second Slide
- Background
- Results
- Discussion/Conclusions
- 7.2 Style-Format
- Text
- Slide Titles
- Lists
- Tables
- Graphs and Images
- 7.3 Colors
- Color Palettes
- 7.4 Delivery
- Questions and Answers
- Posture and Gestures
- 7.5 Exercises
- Chapter 8: Posters That Captivate
- 8.1 Content
- Banners
- Section Titles
- Context (Introduction)
- Methods/Experimental
- 8.2 Style-Format
- Panels
- Poster Size
- Colors and Images
- Graphs
- 8.3 Presentation
- Delivery
- 8.4 Judging Criteria
- 8.5 Exercises
- Chapter 9: Plagiarism
- 9.1 Forms of Plagiarism
- 9.2 Copyright Infringement Versus Plagiarism
- 9.3 Self-Plagiarism
- 9.4 References
- 9.5 Patents
- 9.6 Authors' Responsibilities
- Consequences
- 9.7 Avoiding Plagiarism
- 9.8 Exercises
- Appendix A: Solutions
- A.1 Chapter 1: Publishing Industry
- A.2 Chapter 2: Writing Style
- A.3 Chapter 3: Reporting Data
- A.4 Chapter 4: Graphs
- A.5 Chapter 5: Table Essentials
- A.6 Chapter 6: Paper Essentials
- A.7 Chapter 7: Presentations They Will Remember
- A.8 Chapter 8: Posters That Captivate
- A.9 Chapter 9: Plagiarism
- Appendix B: Appendix
- Web of Science Categories
- Web of Science Articles Published by Country
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780128017098
- 0128017090
- OCLC:
- 920673589
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