Montgomery provides a quick historical overview of scientific writing, and then concentrates on writing good scientific prose. The book also deals with proposals, graphics, and presentations. One ...

The hallmark of this stereotype is passive voice overuse. In writing, the passive voice is when the action comes at the end of a clause—for example, “the book was opened”. In scientific writing, it is ...

"We're always on the lookout for science books," says Leslie Meredith, executive editor at Bantam. There are two stages to book publishing--writing, editing, and printing the manuscript serve ...

In fact, the number of papers you publish and their importance (as suggested by their impact factor) are often viewed as a reflection of your scientific achievements. Writing high-quality ...

A new book turns scientific studies into poetry and prose about the needs of animals and includes work by four Minnesota ...