Part I. Some Preliminaries
1. What is scientific writing?
2. Historical perspectives
3. Approaching a writing project
4. What is a scientific paper?
5. Ethics in scientific publishing
6. Where to submit your manuscript

Part II. Preparing the Text
7. How to prepare the title
8. How to list the authors and addresses
9. How to prepare the abstract
10. How to write the introduction
11. How to write the materials and methods section
12. How to write the results
13. How to write the discussion
14. How to state the acknowledgments
15. How to cite the references

Part III. Preparing the Tables and Figures
16. How to design effective tables
17. How to prepare effective graphs
18. How to prepare effective photographs

Part IV. Publishing the Paper
19. Rights and permissions
20. How to submit the manuscript
21. The review process (how to deal with editors)
22. The publishing process (how to deal with proofs) - and after publication

Part V. Doing Other Writing for Publication
23. How to write a review paper
24. How to write opinion (letters to the editor, editorials, and book reviews)
25. How to write a book chapter or a book
26. How to write for the public

Part VI. Conference Communications
27. How to present a paper orally
28. How to prepare a poster
29. How to write a conference report

Part VII. Scientific Style
30. Use and misuse of English
31. Avoiding jargon32. How and when to use abbreviations
33. Writing clearly across cultures and media
34. How to write science in English as a foreign language

Part VIII. Other Topics in Scientific Communication
35. How to write a thesis
36. How to prepare a curriculum vitae, cover letter, and personal statement
37. How to prepare grant proposals and progress reports
38. How to write a recommendation letter - and how to ask for one
39. How to work with the media
40. How to provide peer review
41. How to edit your own work
42. How to seek a scientific-communication career
Appendix 1. Selected journal title word abbreviations
Appendix 2. Words and expressions to avoid
Appendix 3. SI (Systeme International) prefixes and their abbreviations
Appendix 4. Some helpful websites