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Writing Scientific Papers. Additional materials required for manuscript preparation and submission Prof Steve Leharne. The Software Tools. Mind Mapping Software Word Processing Bibliographic Software Graphical Presentation Package Equation Editor Molecular Drawing Package.
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Writing Scientific Papers Additional materials required for manuscript preparation and submission Prof Steve Leharne
The Software Tools • Mind Mapping Software • Word Processing • Bibliographic Software • Graphical Presentation Package • Equation Editor • Molecular Drawing Package
Search Engines • Web of Knowledge • Journal Collections • Subscription • Science Direct • Springer Link • Open Acess
Why Word? • Easy to format paper to conform with the house style of the journal the paper is submitted to.. • Easily input tables and figures and format the text around the tables and figures. • Word will accept Add-Ins such as MathType (an Equation Editor) and EndNote ( Bibliographic Software). • Can easily input footnotes.
Journal Style Insert citation button
Excel • Widespread. • Good for storing and manipulating data. • Takes practice to produce good graphical output.
Why Origin? • Dedicated software. • Easy to use. • Sophisticated and complex graphs can be produced.
Using an equation editor MathType