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SCIENTIFIC WRITING SCIENTIFIC WRITING AND PUBLISHINGAND PUBLISHING
ASM Professional Development Series
Larry S. McDaniel, Ph.D.
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Why do we write?
How is our writing?
I do not have enough papers….
There are way too many papers!
Most scientific writing is rather bad…
What is wrong?
No measure of good or quality scientific writing
Can writing improve?
Illiterate
Time
Master Writer
How do we teach?
•10 g tryptone•5 g yeast extract•5 g NaCl•1 L water•Autoclave 20 minutes
4 figures + 8 paragraphs + submit ≠
No formula for a scientific manuscript
Habits to Improve Writing
•Dedicate time to write•Actually write•NO e-mail, NO internet, NO phone
•Reward yourself
Who will read you?
Your Audience
• Not you• They can not get inside your head• Guide your reader by the hand• Give the reader candy not a sleeping pill!
Goal for today
• Initiate the development of skills needed to write and submit a scientific manuscript
Overview
• Components of a manuscript• Titles and abstracts• The submission process• Dealing with reviews• Ethics in scientific publishing