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How To Write A Scientific Paper Worth Reading
What is writing? I have some thoughts in my head. When you read what I've written down, you should understand those thoughts.
Yes, it is that simple.
Any textbook of English grammar will teach you the rules of writing clear correct English.
1. Choose the correct word. 2. Prefer the simple word to the pompous one. 3. Prefer the single word to the circumlocution. 4. Prefer the short word to the long. 5. Use the active rather than the passive voice.
(Circumlocution is a great word. It means to talk around and around your meaning without ever actually arriving.)
These rules apply regardless of whether you're writing about medicine, engineering, law, education, travel, dating, or even a good old-fashioned novel. Meanwhile, you've probably read a lot of published articles, journals, and entire textbooks that manage to violate all five of those rules.
In 1953, Watson and Crick wrote a letter to Nature magazine. It described the structure of DNA. Perhaps you've heard of DNA's double helix. They won a Nobel prize for that discovery. Their letter described their discovery in under 900 words.
Clear thought can be expressed clearly. Meaning must be readily understood. Communication is the object of writing.
Remember
that, and your paper will be much easier to write
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ABOUT THE AUTHORMichael LaRocca has spent the past ten years (and
counting) in Asia, helping hundreds of
scientific writers get published in international peer-reviewed journals. He
recently published all he's learned from the experience in a free white paper,
HOW TO WRITE A SCIENTIFIC PAPER WORTH READING. http://www.michaeledits.com/scientific-paper.html
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