Scientific Writing
- How to Write a Good Scientific Paper - by Chris A. Mack
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ISBN 9781510619135
Publication Date: 2018
Writing for a peer-reviewed scientific or engineering journal requires learning and executing a specific formula for presenting scientific work. This book is all about teaching the style and conventions of writing for a peer-reviewed scientific journal. From structure to style, titles to tables, abstracts to author lists, this book gives practical advice about the process of writing a paper and getting it published
How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper by ISBN: 9780313330278Publication Date: 2006To be useful, scientific research needs to be explained clearly to others to colleagues, to administrators, to foundations and governmental bodies, and to the public. This thoroughly revised edition of the classic "How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper" gives beginning scientists and experienced researchers alike practical advice on writing about their work and publishing what they write. The core of the book consists of a how-to guide to writing and publishing research articles for scientific journals, explaining every step of the process, from choosing a suitable journal for your work to presenting the results and citing references. "How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper" is the essential guide every scientist needs to achieve success in today's competitive environment. This revised edition of "How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper" provides such practical advice for anyone working in any scientific discipline who needs to communicate his or her work effectively to others."
Managing Citations
AMS & ASA Style
AMS (American Mathematical Society) and ASA (American Statistical Association) are the two commonly used styles for math, however there is no central style used so it may be necessary to contact your instructor or publisher for the most appropriate style for your work.
AMS & ASA Examples
AMS
[Ordered Number Alphabetical by Author from Bibliography] A.A. Author, B.B. Author, Title, Journal Title, Volume, Pages (Year)
[1] E. Arias-Castro, M. Wang, Distribution-free tests for sparse heterogeneous mixtures. Test, 26, 71-94 (2017).
ASA
Author, A.A. and Author, B.B. (Year), Article Title, in Journal Title, Pages.
Freund, R. J. (1977), “An example of Prediction with Regression: A Comparison of Methods,” in American Statistical Association Proceedings of the Statistical Computing Section, pp. 218-221.
AMS
[Ordered Number Alphabetical by Author from Bibliography] A.A. Author. Title <URL> (Date Updated)
[2] Bandara, L. Explainer: the point of pure mathematics. https://theconversation.com/explainer-the-point-of-pure-mathematics-2385 (August 1, 2011)
ASA
Author, A. A., Author, B. B. (Year), "Title", Website [Online], Date of Publication, Available at <URL>
Bilodeau, A. (1994), “Into the Net: A Reporter’s Transformation,” Computer-Mediated Communication Magazine [online], 1, 8. Available at http://www.rpi.edu/decemj/cmc/mag/archive.html.
AMS
[Ordered Number Alphabetical by Author from Bibliography] A.A. Author, B.B. Author, Title, Publisher, Year.
[3] Levi, M., The mathematical mechanic: Using physical reasoning to solve problems, Princeton University Press, 2009.
ASA
Author, A. A. (Year), Title (Volume, Edition), Place of Publication:Publisher.
Dixon, W. J. (ed.) (1983), BMDP Statistical Software (Vol. 1, 3rd ed.), Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.
AMS
Concepts of discrepancy can be used to describe uniformly distributed sequences as well [4].
ASA
Other recent suggestions include the use of Chernoff faces (Smith 1980).
We rely on an algorithm of Das Gupta (1965, pp. 115-120).