Overcoming challenges in academic writing

08 August 2012 1 9K Report

It is challenging for new student cum writer to write articles for journals. What are your best tips to overcome this challenge i.e books, style, etc?

Rolando Garcia-Milian

Hi Tze,

Please, check this PLOS article on "ten simple rules for getting published"

Bourne PE (2005) Ten Simple Rules for Getting Published. PLoS Comput Biol 1(5): e57. doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.0010057

Guidelines for Writing a Scientific Paper: http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/~smaloy/MicrobialGenetics/topics/scientific-writing.pdf

This is an excellent book on scientific writing:

"Scientific Writing and Communication" Papers, Proposals, and Presentations

Angelika H. Hofmann

Bests,

Rolando

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