
Books on Scientific Writing
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Grant Writers' Seminars and Workshops workbooks by Stephen W. Russell and David C. Morrison
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A go-to reference!
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Great breakdown of components that go in an R01 proposal and how to address/meet reviewer criteria.
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Helpful for grant writing (especially if using the relevant version -- NIH, NSF, etc.).
What Editors Want: An Author's Guide to Scientific Journal Publishing by Philippa Benson and Susan Silver
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A book about scientific writing from the editors' perspectives.
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Gives inside scoop as to what editors are looking for.
Essentials of Writing Biomedical Research Papers by Mimi Zeigler
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An excellent guide to how a scientific paper should be structured and written. It includes helpful exercises.
Writing Science: How to Write Papers that Get Cited and Proposals that Get Funded by Joshua Schimel
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The book provides a good framework for crafting a story from the science.
Academic Writing for Graduate Students by Swales and Feak
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Provides great descriptions of paper elements.
Scientific English: A Guide for Scientists and Other Professionals by Day and Sakaduski
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Instructions/guidance for scientific writing/editing. Encourages authors to be clear, concise, and effective.
Successful Scientific Writing: A Step by Step Guide for the Biological & Medical Sciences by Janice R. Matthews
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Instructions/guidance for scientific writing/editing. Encourages authors to be clear, concise, and effective.
Modern American Usage by Bryan Garner
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It's difficult to talk about language in a way that isn't dusty, and he accomplishes this.
A Field Guide for Science Writers by Deborah Blum
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Science writing is translating technical information for a general audience, and hence is relevant to scientific editing, too, as the audience is never identical in background or perspective as the researcher proposing the grant or writing the manuscript.