English Writing for Biomedical Publications (Second Edition)

Author: Wei Erqing
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: This book is the second edition of A Guide to Writing Biomedical Manuscripts in English. Based on the previous edition, it has been thoroughly revised and expanded by referencing international works on English writing for biomedical manuscripts and incorporating practical insights from domestic contexts. The content includes: fundamental knowledge of English manuscript writing, such as word choice, sentence and paragraph structure; writing techniques for each component of a manuscript (title, abstract, introduction, materials and methods, results, figures and tables, discussion, references); concise manuscript writing; full manuscript review and revision; reference management software usage; and exercises. In the appendices, in addition to providing answers to exercises, the book introduces the uniform requirements of international biomedical journals for manuscripts, common expressions for materials, methods, and units of measurement, common grammatical errors, and how to write cover letters. This book is suitable for beginners as an entry-level guide and for those with some experience to further enhance their writing skills. It can serve as a reference for biomedical researchers and as a textbook for graduate students.