Table of Contents
List of Contributors, vii
Preface to the Fifth Edition, x
Preface to the Fourth Edition, xi
Chapter 1 Structure of a scientific paper, 1George M. Hall
Chapter 2 Introduction, 6Richard Smith
Chapter 3 Methods, 16Gordon B. Drummond
Chapter 4 Results, 22Charles W. Hogue
Chapter 5 Discussion, 29George M. Hall
Chapter 6 Titles, abstracts and authors, 33Kevin W. Eva
Chapter 7 Who should be an author?, 42Richard Horton
Chapter 8 References, 47Simon Howell and Liz Neilly
Chapter 9 Electronic submissions, 57Michael Willis
Chapter 10 Open access, 64Mark Ware
Chapter 11 How to write a letter, 71Michael Doherty
Chapter 12 How to prepare an abstract for a scientific meeting, 78Robert N. Allan
Chapter 13 How to write a case report, 83Martin Neil Rossor
Chapter 14 How to write a review, 89Paul Glasziou
Chapter 15 How to write a book review, 98Mark W. Davies and Luke A. Jardine
Chapter 16 The role of the manuscript assessor, 102Domhnall MacAuley
Chapter 17 The role of the editor, 115Jennifer M. Hunter
Chapter 18 What a publisher does, 124Gavin Sharrock and Elizabeth Whelan
Chapter 19 Style: what it is and why it matters, 133Sharon Leng
Chapter 20 Ethics of publication, 141Chris Graf and Elissa Wilson
Index, 151
