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Intro
Introduction
Who is this book for?
How is this book organized? How should I read it?
What is different from the previous editions of this book?
Contents
Part I: Writing Skills
Chapter 1: Planning and Preparation
1.1 Why should I publish? How do I know whether my research is worth publishing?
1.2 Should I write the initial draft in my own language rather than writing it directly in English?
1.3 Which journal should I choose?
1.4 How do I know what style and structure to use?
1.5 What preparation do I need to do?
1.6 How can I create a template?
1.7 Writing style: how do I keep the referees happy?
1.8 In what order should I write the various sections?
1.9 How can I highlight my key findings?
1.10 How can I improve the chances of my paper not only being published, but also being read, understood and cited?
1.11 I know that the recommendations in this book about writing simply and clearly will improve the readability of my paper, but my professor ...
1.12 Summary
Chapter 2: Word order and sentence length
2.1 Basic word order in English: subject + verb + object + indirect object
2.2 Place the subject before the verb
2.3 Keep the subject and verb close to each other
2.4 Avoid inserting parenthetical information between the subject and the verb
2.5 Don't separate the verb from its direct object
2.6 Put the direct object before the indirect object
2.7 Don't use a pronoun (it, they) before you introduce the noun that the pronoun refers to
2.8 Locate not before the main verb, but after auxiliary and modal verbs
2.9 Locate negations near the beginning of the sentence
2.10 Deciding where to locate an adverb
2.11 Put adjectives before the noun they describe
2.12 Deciding where to put new and old information within a sentence
2.13 Analyse why and how long sentences are created
2.14 Learn how to break up a long sentence
2.15 Summary
Chapter 3: Structuring Paragraphs
3.1 Elegance vs Effectiveness
3.2 Choose the most relevant subject to put it at the beginning of a sentence that opens a new paragraph
3.3 First paragraph of a new section - begin with a mini summary plus an indication of the structure
3.4 Deciding where to put new and old information within a paragraph
3.5 Link each sentence by moving from general concepts to increasingly more specific concepts
3.6 Present and explain ideas in the same (logical) sequence
3.7 Break up long paragraphs
3.8 How to structure a paragraph: an example
3.9 Summary
Chapter 4: Being Concise and Removing Redundancy
4.1 Being concise is not just an option
4.2 Write less and you will make fewer mistakes in English, and your key points will be clearer
4.3 Cut any unnecessary generic words
4.4 Consider deleting abstract words and phrases
4.5 Prefer verbs to nouns
Introduction
Who is this book for?
How is this book organized? How should I read it?
What is different from the previous editions of this book?
Contents
Part I: Writing Skills
Chapter 1: Planning and Preparation
1.1 Why should I publish? How do I know whether my research is worth publishing?
1.2 Should I write the initial draft in my own language rather than writing it directly in English?
1.3 Which journal should I choose?
1.4 How do I know what style and structure to use?
1.5 What preparation do I need to do?
1.6 How can I create a template?
1.7 Writing style: how do I keep the referees happy?
1.8 In what order should I write the various sections?
1.9 How can I highlight my key findings?
1.10 How can I improve the chances of my paper not only being published, but also being read, understood and cited?
1.11 I know that the recommendations in this book about writing simply and clearly will improve the readability of my paper, but my professor ...
1.12 Summary
Chapter 2: Word order and sentence length
2.1 Basic word order in English: subject + verb + object + indirect object
2.2 Place the subject before the verb
2.3 Keep the subject and verb close to each other
2.4 Avoid inserting parenthetical information between the subject and the verb
2.5 Don't separate the verb from its direct object
2.6 Put the direct object before the indirect object
2.7 Don't use a pronoun (it, they) before you introduce the noun that the pronoun refers to
2.8 Locate not before the main verb, but after auxiliary and modal verbs
2.9 Locate negations near the beginning of the sentence
2.10 Deciding where to locate an adverb
2.11 Put adjectives before the noun they describe
2.12 Deciding where to put new and old information within a sentence
2.13 Analyse why and how long sentences are created
2.14 Learn how to break up a long sentence
2.15 Summary
Chapter 3: Structuring Paragraphs
3.1 Elegance vs Effectiveness
3.2 Choose the most relevant subject to put it at the beginning of a sentence that opens a new paragraph
3.3 First paragraph of a new section - begin with a mini summary plus an indication of the structure
3.4 Deciding where to put new and old information within a paragraph
3.5 Link each sentence by moving from general concepts to increasingly more specific concepts
3.6 Present and explain ideas in the same (logical) sequence
3.7 Break up long paragraphs
3.8 How to structure a paragraph: an example
3.9 Summary
Chapter 4: Being Concise and Removing Redundancy
4.1 Being concise is not just an option
4.2 Write less and you will make fewer mistakes in English, and your key points will be clearer
4.3 Cut any unnecessary generic words
4.4 Consider deleting abstract words and phrases
4.5 Prefer verbs to nouns