This self-help guide is intended for scientific and medical professionals and students who wish to improve their scientific writing skills. Exercises invite the reader to practice the most important aspects of scientific writing. Although the book addresses certain issues more troublesome to scientific communicators of a non-English language origin, the guide will be of equal benefit to those whose first language is English. If you do not only want to write but want to write well, this book is for you.
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I bought this book with great anticipation. So, I was extremely disappointed when I received it and found that the layout and design was hideous. For some reason, the editors (the author had no say in the matter) decided toplace crucial information in text boxes/tables with a dark blue background on which they used BLACK letters = I could not read the material at all. And for such an expensive book, there was...unbelievably...NO INDEX. I would have greatly preferred just a black and white layout with judicious use of fonts, sizes and styles and REDUNDANCY of information, plus a nice, detailed index. It is a shame that the editors sabotaged the author's work, since she really does know a lot about scientific writing. But I cannot recommend the book as it stands now for any of my Japanese scientists who need to know what is in it. For anyone interested, there is still a significant need for a book targeting Japanese researchers, scientists, and physicians who need to report their findings in international journals in English. I think these two editors at Springer Verlag should learn the meaning of USER FRIENDLY. They really dropped the ball on this book. The first rule for an editor is "Know your audience!" They don't have a clue or they just don't care. Extracting the important information is like pulling teeth. No thank you! I wasted my money. Paul Langman, PhD Medical Writer with over 1000 published manuscripts by his clients = 93%+ success rate!
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