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The basics of scientific writing in the digital age. From the book Scientific Writing for Impact Factor Journals, Nova Publishers. This presentation distillates the main points that scientists should have in mind when writing a scientific article: Novelty, Communication, Focus, Distillation, Micro-Article, Unexpected, Contrast, Text, Clear, Introduction, Images, Photos, Iphone, Rejected, Social Media.
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Scientific Writing for Impact
Factor Journals
Eric LICHTFOUSE
Chief Editor. Lecturer, Scientific Writing
Contact: [email protected]
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FOREWORD
But in science the credit goes to the man who convinces the world, not to the man to whom the idea first occurs.
Sir Francis Darwin
WHAT IS A GOOD SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE?
Communication Novelty
FOCUS
Too much information kills information
10 results 1 result
DISTILLATION
Before writing ‘distillate’ your results to keep only 2-3 trends that show an advance versus existing knowledge.
MICRO-ARTICLE Select your best result from your too many results using the micro-article.
‘Micro-article: great layout. Great to focus thinking, clarify goods of article and work for improved impact’ PhD student
NOVELTY How to select the new result? Think of: • Initial hypothesis • Hypothesis reformulation • Lab seminar • Meeting poster, oral • Scientists outside your field • Coffee breaks and friends
UNEXPECTED The novelty is probably not what you planned. Be prepared for ‘anomalous’ and unexpected results. Be curious.
CONTRAST Design general and scientific issues (the problem) fitted to the findings: the solution
ABSTRACT
Problem
Solution
TEXT
The mind memorizes better titles and first/last sentences. Write them wisely.
CLEAR If you can’t explain something simply, you don’t understand it well. Albert Einstein
• Do not make science ‘secret’ • Do not use complicated words to look ‘serious’ • Editors hate abbreviations
INTRODUCTION
‘Dive’ from general, societal issues into specific, scientific issues
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IMAGES
Draw images showing imagination
Images communicate 100 times better than text
Species evolution tree Charles Darwin
PHOTOS
Use photos And videos
IPHONE
Clever figures make the difference on smartphones and tablets
REJECTED? If your article is rejected, improve and resubmit! For 90% submissions the problem is NOT novelty, it is the explanation of novelty
SOCIAL MEDIA
Share your findings… And get cited
