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Scientific Writing and Publishing. ASM Professional Development Series. Larry S. McDaniel, Ph.D. University of Mississippi Medical Center. Why do we write?. How is our writing?. I do not have enough papers…. There are way too many papers!. Most scientific writing is rather bad….
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Scientific Writing and Publishing ASM Professional Development Series Larry S. McDaniel, Ph.D. University of Mississippi Medical Center
Master Writer Illiterate Time
10 g tryptone • 5 g yeast extract • 5 g NaCl • 1 L water • Autoclave 20 minutes
4 figures + 8 paragraphs + submit ≠ No formula for a scientific manuscript
Habits to Improve Writing • Dedicate time to write • Actually write • NO e-mail, NO internet, NO phone • Reward yourself
Your Audience • Not you • They can not get inside your head • Guide your reader by the hand • Give the reader candy not a sleeping pill!
Goal for today • Initiate the development of skills needed to write and submit a scientific manuscript
Overview • Components of a manuscript • Titles and abstracts • The submission process • Dealing with reviews • Ethics in scientific publishing