Scientific Writing and Communication in Agriculture and Natural Resources

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Nair, P.K. Ramachandran (Συγγραφέας), Nair, Vimala D. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Climate.; Science.; Agriculture.; Nature.; Environment.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Life Sciences.; Soil Science & Conservation.; Climate, general.; Science, general.; Popular Science in Nature and Environment.

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 scientists...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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.