Writing Resources
Scientific Paper Writing Resources
Online Resources
- American Scientist – 12 Tips for Scientists Writing for the General Public by Katie L. Burke
- American Scientist – The Science of Scientific Writing (PDF) by George Gopen and Judith Swan
- Bartleby.com – The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr. (1918 edition)
- Bates College – How to Write a Paper in Scientific Journal Style and Format by Greg Anderson – designed primarily for undergraduates, but useful for more advanced writers as well
- The Chronicle of Higher Education – 10 Tips on How to Write Less Badly by Michael C. Munger
- Colorado State University – Writing the Scientific Paper
- Duke University – Summary of Some Internet Sources for Scientific Writing
- Guardian.co.uk – A manifesto for the simple scribe – my 25 commandments for journalists by Tim Radford
- News@nullNature.com – The write stuff by Henry Gee
- Oikos – How to write consistently boring scientific literature by Kaj Sand-Jensen
- Purdue University – Online Writing Lab
- Science writing & presenting advice – links from the Baskett Lab, UC Davis
- University of Chicago – the Chicago Manual of Style
Books
- A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 7th Edition by Kate Turabian (2007)
- A Short Guide to Writing about Biology by Jan A. Pechenik (2012)
- A Student Handbook for Writing in Biology by Karin Knisely (2013)
- How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper, 7th edition by Robert A. Day and Barbara Gastel (2011)
- How to Write a Master’s Thesis by Yvonne Bui (2013)
- Scientific Style and Format by the Council of Science Editors (2006)
- Writing in the Biological Sciences: A Comprehensive Resource for Scientific Communication by Angelika H. Hofmann (2012)
- Writing Papers in the Biological Sciences by Victoria E. McMillan (2011)
- Writing Science: How to Write Papers That Get Cited and Proposals That Get Funded by Joshua Schimel (2011)
- Writing Scientific Research Articles: Strategy and Steps by Margaret Cargill and Patrick O’Connor (2009)
- Writing Successful Science Proposals, Second Edition by Andrew Friedland and Carol L Folt (2009)
Science Writing – Writing About Science
- A Field Guide for Science Writers – from the National Association of Science Writers
- On the Origin of Science Writers – Ed Yong’s blog
Grant Proposal Writing Resources
- The Baskett Lab, UC Davis – Grant & job resources
- The Chronicle of Higher Education – How to Fail in Grant Writing
- The Foundation Center – Proposal Writing
- The Foundation Center – Proposal Writing Short Course
- Human Frontier Science Program – The Art of Grantsmanship
- Indiana University – The Most Common Errors Made in Research Proposals and Applications
- Jacob Kraicer – The Art of Grantsmanship (pdf version)
- Learner Associates – Guide for Writing a Funding Proposal
- Michigan State University – Academic Fundraising Web Resources
- National Institutes of Health – Grant Writing Tips Sheets
- National Science Foundation – A Guide for Proposal Writing
- PLoS Computational Biology – Ten Simple Rules for Getting Grants
- Bruce Railsback, University of Georgia – Writing a scientific grant proposal: advice for students
- Alice Reid – A Practical Guide For Writing Proposals (pdf)
- Science – Grants and Grant Writing – extensive collection of articles
- University of Michigan – Proposal Writer’s Guide
- University of Pittsburgh – Selected Proposal Writing Websites
- University of Vermont – Grant Writing Resources
- Vanderbilt University – The Original How to Write a Research Grant Application (pdf)
- Stephen Wilbers – Grant proposal writing
Sample NSF Proposal – Implications of Disequilibrium Ecology for Environmental Ethics and Policy
Proposal Samples from the University of Toledo
Textbook Writing Links
- There’s More to Publishing Than Meets the Screen (NY Times 1/2/2010)
- In a Digital Future, Textbooks Are History (NY Times 8/8/2009)
- The Future of E-Textbooks (Wired 8/15/2000)