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Public Health Writing Guide
The savvy academic : publishing in the social and health sciences by Seth J Schwartz
Introduction: About me, and about this book -- Getting started and selecting a topic -- Designing a publishable study -- Key principles in ethical data analysis and handling conflicts of interest -- Developing an outline -- Getting ready to write -- Principles of good writing -- Plagiarism, citations, and paraphrasing -- Writing a first draft -- Editing, filling in gaps, and cutting -- Selecting a target journal -- Thinking like a reviewer -- The journal review process : decision letters, reviewer comments, and author responses -- What to do with rejected manuscripts -- Working with coauthors -- Working with public-use and proprietary datasets -- Publishing non-empirical papers -- Open access and pay-to-publish journals -- Books and book chapters.
ISBN: 019009592X
Publication Date: 2022
Scientific writing and publishing in medicine and health sciences : A quick guide in English and German by Daniel Kotz & Jochen Cals
SummaryWriting and publishing scientific papers is the core business of every researcher, but is often experienced as difficult and frustrating. Good scientific content of a paper alone does not guarantee its publication in a good journal, because various aspects affect the writing and publishing process. This book is a quick guide into effective writing and publishing papers. It provides authors with clear and concise key information on 12 major parts of the process, from how to get started to dealing with reviewers' comments. We describe each part succinct and easy-to-read, structured into background information (''What you should know''), concrete advice (''What you should do''), and a checklist of the main points to consider. Authors can read the book as a whole but can also use it as a reference book to look-up advice for a particular part while writing. With the information from this book authors from the medical and health sciences increase their joy in writing papers and their effectiveness in getting them published in good journals.
ISBN: 9783110721812
Publication Date: 2021
Evaluating Research in Academic Journals by Fred Pyrczak
This supplementary guide is for students who are learning how to evaluate published reports of empirical research. Numerous excerpts from journals in the social and behavioral sciences provide examples that allow students to learn the practical aspects of evaluating research. By de-emphasizing jargon, this book allows students to begin evaluating research with confidence. New to this edition: This edition contains more than 60 new examples from recently published research. Also new: Minor changes have been made throughout for consistency with the latest edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
ISBN: 9781936523023
Publication Date: 2013
Writing for Social Scientists by Howard Saul Becker; Pamela Richards
Students and researchers all write under pressure, and those pressuresmost lamentably, the desire to impress your audience rather than to communicate with themoften lead to pretentious prose, academic posturing, and, not infrequently, writers block. Sociologist Howard S. Becker has written the classic book on how to conquer these pressures and simply write. First published nearly twenty years ago, Writing for Social Scientists has become a lifesaver for writers in all fields, from beginning students to published authors. Beckers message is clear: in order to learn how to write, take a deep breath and then begin writing. Revise. Repeat. It is not always an easy process, as Becker wryly relates. Decades of teaching, researching, and writing have given him plenty of material, and Becker neatly exposes the foibles of academia and its publish or perish atmosphere. Wordiness, the passive voice, inserting a the way in which when a simple how will doall these mechanisms are a part of the social structure of academic writing. By shrugging off such impedimentsor at the very least, putting them aside for a few hourswe can reform our work habits and start writing lucidly without worrying about grades, peer approval, or the literature.In this new edition, Becker takes account of major changes in the computer tools available to writers today, and also substantially expands his analysis of how academic institutions create problems for them. As competition in academia grows increasingly heated, Writing for Social Scientists will provide solace to a new generation of frazzled, would-be writers.
ISBN: 9780226041377
Publication Date: 2007
Effective Writing for Health Professionals by Megan-Jane Johnstone
Health professionals are increasingly expected to conduct and publish their research, apply for grants, write newsletters, liaise with the media, present conference papers and contribute articles to professional journals. Writing well is an essential professional skill and writing to publish is an important aspect of professional development. But how do you get published? Where do you start? How do you know if your writing is good enough and what can you learn to make it better? Effective Writing for Health Professionals is an invaluable insider's guide to publishing within the health profession, providing handy tips on: · Getting started · The writing process · Winning habits of successful authors · Promoting your work · Author rights and responsibilities Many would-be writers - students, administrators, clinicians, managers and academics alike - are often intimidated at the thought of writing. This book will help to overcome this writing block and introduce aspiring authors to the world of writing and publishing in a professional capacity. Written by a best-selling academic author, Effective Writing for Health Professionals provides insights and strategies for publishing designed for nurses, midwives and health professionals.
ISBN: 9780415334471
Publication Date: 2004
Writing skills in practice: A practical guide for health professionals by Diana Williams
Writing Skills in Practice: A Practical Guide for Health Professionals; Contents; Introduction; The Nature of Written Communication; Communicating Effectively through the Written Word; Part One: Writing for Clinical Practice; 1 Purpose of Written Material; 2 How to Record Information; 3 The Legal Framework; Clinical Skills in Context:; 4 Record Keeping; 5 Letters and Reports; 6 Information Leaflets For Clients; Part Two: Writing for Teaching and Learning; 7 Writing as an Aid to Learning; 8 Preparing Materials for Teaching; Teaching and Learning Skills in Context:; 9 Note-taking; 10 Essays.
11 Assessment12 Dissertations; 13 Research Projects; Part Three: Writing for Publication; 14 Developing an Idea; 15 Managing Your Time Effectively; 16 Determining Your Style; 17 Getting the Best Out of Your Personal Computer; 18 Presenting Your Work; 19 Protecting Your Rights; Publication Skills in Context:; 20 Journal Articles; 21 Books; 22 Articles for the Media; References; Index.
ISBN: 9781417505104
Publication Date: 2002