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.
7. 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
8. 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
12. 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