Scientific Writing and Communication in Agriculture and Natural Resources

Perhaps there is no dearth of books, reference manuals, and internet sources on scientific writing. Given, however, that different fields have different conventions for writing style, we have found it difficult to recommend a specific book or source material as the "go to" guide to young s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Nair, P.K. Ramachandran (Autor), Nair, Vimala D. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edición:1st ed. 2014.
Temas:
Agriculture.
Soil science.
Climatology.
Social sciences.
Humanities.
Environment.
Soil Science.
Climate Sciences.
Humanities and Social Sciences.
Environmental Sciences.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Part 1: Essentials for Good Writing
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Organization of a Research Paper: The IMRAD Format
  • 3. Tables and Figures
  • 4. The "Nuts and Bolts": Numbers, Units, Dates, Abbreviations, Nomenclature
  • Part 2: English - The International Language of Science
  • 5. Words
  • 6. Sentences
  • Part 3: Manuscript: Preparation, Submission, and Follow-up
  • 7. Preparing the Manuscript
  • 8. Dealing with the Journal
  • Part 4: Oral and Poster Presentations
  • 9. Oral Presentations
  • 10. Poster Presentations
  • References and Recommended Reading
  • Subject Index.

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