Chapter 1 Features of Scientific Writing 1
1.1 Clarity 1
1.2 Contribution 10
1.3 Documentation 10
1.4 Language Use 14
1.5 Tips on Effective Scientific Writing 16
1.6 Summary 22
Chapter 2 How to Write a Title 24
2.1 Writing Principles:BAD Principles 25
2.2 Common Features 28
2.3 Specific Analyses 32
2.4 Summary 35
Chapter 3 How to Write Abstracts 36
3.1 Basic Components 37
3.2 Specific Analyses 38
3.3 Tips on Writing a Good Abstract 51
3.4 How to Build Your Own Syntactic Templates 55
3.5 Summary 58
Chapter 4 How to Write Introduction 60
4.1 Basic Components 61
4.2 Specific Analyses 62
4.3 Tips on Writing a Good Introduction 78
4.4 Common Syntactic Templates 80
4.5 Summary 83
Chapter 5 How to Write Methods 84
5.1 Basic Components 85
5.2 Specific Analyses 86
5.3 Tips on Writing Methods Section 99
5.4 Use Proper Syntactic Templates as Well as Useful Expressions 101
5.5 Summary 102
Chapter 6 How to Write Results 104
6.1 Basic Components 105
6.2 Specific Analyses 106
6.3 Tips on Writing a Good Results 113
6.4 Syntactic Templates in Writing the Results Section 118
6.5 Summary 119
Chapter 7 How to Write Discussion 121
7.1 Basic Components 121
7.2 Specific Analyses 123
7.3 Tips on Writing a Good Discussion 132
7.4 Syntactic Templates in Writing the Discussion Section 133
7.5 Summary 135
Chapter 8 How to Write Conclusion 137
8.1 Functions and Components of Conclusion 137
8.2 Specific Analyses 139
8.3 Strategies for Creating Effective Conclusions 144
8.4 A Sample Conclusion for Revision(Table 8.9 and Table 8.10) 148
8.5 Summary 150
Chapter 9 How to Revise a Scientific Manuscript 152
9.1 The Definition of Revision 152
9.2 The Peer Review and Revision 153
9.3 Three Myths（误区）about Revision 158
9.4 Tips to Revise the Draft/Research Paper 159
9.5 Resubmission after Revision 167
Chapter 10 How to Submit a Manuscript 170
10.1 How to Prepare a Manuscript 170
10.2 Where to Submit 171
10.3 What to Submit 172
10.4 How to Submit 177
10.5 Understanding Review Process 178
10.6 Dealing with Rejection 181
10.7 Summary 182
Chapter 11 International Conference 183
11.1 Kinds of Meetings 183
11.2 Conference Documents 184
11.3 Conference Activities 192
11.4 Conference Stage 193
11.5 Ways to Present Papers 193
11.6 Conference Abstract 194
Chapter 12 How to Deliver Presentations 198
12.1 Features of an Effective Presentation 198
12.2 Tips on an Effective Presentation 199
12.3 The Question-and-answer Session 208
12.4 Summary 210
Chapter 13 How to Create Scientific Posters 212
13.1 Basic Components 213
13.2 Format 221
13.3 Software 225
13.4 Presenting 226
13.5 Summary 227
References 228
附录 翻译的启示 237