Scientific writing tips

This page lists up useful tips for scientific writing which I have collected.

How small changes to a paper can help to smooth the review process

Very concise summary as a checklist what to do when preparing a manuscript.

Scientific writing introduced by Dr. Martina Michalikova

Mensh & Kording (2017) Ten simple rules for structuring papers (edited)

This article helps considering how to construct the entire structure of a manuscript. My thoughts are also added to the article. Original article is found at: http://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005619

journal.pcbi.1005619.pdf

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Pautasso (2013) Ten simple rules for writing a literature review

For those who are writing a paper review. Published in Plos Biology.

An editor’s guide to writing a review article

Nature writing workshop

This PDF is a bit heavy (ca. 15MB) and long (ca. 300 pages), but really worth reading. You can learn what should be carefully concerned for aiming at a very high quality journal.

The series of YouTube videos by Steve Kirk is one of my favorites. They are not so long but extremely useful.

Book by Rosei and Johnston (2006) Survival skills for scientists

If I could have known this book earlier... I recommend this book particularly for scientists at their very first stage, such as a master student who is wondering if he/she wants to take Ph.D., a Ph.D student who is losing his/her confidence, and a young postdoc who wants to confirm if he/she is going well or not.

10 tips for future PhD students: What I have learned in my first year