This book shows scientists how to apply their analysis and synthesis skills to overcoming the challenge of how to write, as well as what to write, to maximise their chances of publishing in international scientific journals.

The book uses analysis of the scientific article genre to provide clear processes for writing each section of a manuscript, starting with clear ‘story’ construction and packaging of results. Each learning step uses practical exercises to develop writing and data presentation skills based on reader analysis of well-written example papers. Strategies are presented for responding to referee comments, and for developing discipline-specific English language skills for manuscript writing and polishing.

The book is designed for scientists who use English as a first or an additional language, and for individual scientists or mentors or a class setting. In response to reader requests, the new edition includes review articles and the full range of research article formats, as well as applying the book’s principles to writing funding applications.

Web support for this book is available at www.writeresearch.com.au

• Writing Scientific Research Articles: Strategy and Steps 6
  • Copyright 7
  • Contents 8
  • Preface to the second edition 12
  • Preface to the first edition 14
  • Section 1: A framework for success 16
    • Chapter 1 How the book is organized, and why 18
      • 1.1 Getting started with writing for international publication 18
      • 1.2 Publishing in the international literature 19
      • 1.3 What do you need to know to select your target journal? 21
      • 1.4 Aims of this book 22
      • 1.5 How the book is structured 23
    • Chapter 2 Research article structures 26
      • 2.1 Conventional article structures: AIMRaD (Abstract, Introduction, Materials and methods, Results, and Discussion) and its var 26
    • Chapter 3 Reviewers’ criteria for evaluating manuscripts 32