目錄
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 What ls Academic English?
1.1.1 Academic
1.1.2 Academic Language
1.1.3 Academic English
1.2 What ls Academic Writing?
1.2.1 Academic Writing
1.2.2 Dilemmatic Situation of Academic Writing
1.3 What ls Scientific Writing?
1.3.1 Scientific Writing
1.3.2 Scientific Writing in English in the World
1.3.3 Scientific Writing in English in China
Chapter 2 Genres of Scientific Writing
2.1 Original Research Article
2.1.1 What ls an Original Research Article
2.1.2 Format of Original Research Articles
2.1.3 General Steps to Structure a Research Article
2.2 Literature Review Article
2.2.1 What Is a Literature Review Article?
2.2.2 Format of Literature Review Articles
2.2.3 General Steps to Write a Review Article
2.3 Research Proposal
2.3.1 What Is a Research Proposal?
2.3.2 Format of Research Proposals
2.4 Conference Abstract
2.4.1 What Is a Conference Abstract?
2.4.2 Format of a Conference Abstract
2.5 Thesis and Dissertation
2.5.1 What Is a Thesis/Dissertation?
2.5.2 Structure and Requirements of Theses and Dissertations
2.6 Technical Report
2.6.1 What Is a Technical Report
2.6.2 Typical Structure of Technical Reports
Chapter 3 Process of Scientific Writing
3.1 Topic Choosing and Selecting
3.1.1 Research Topic, Research Question and Research Title
3.1.2 How to Choose a Research Topic
3.2 Literature Searching and Reviewing
3.2.1 What ls Literature Searching and Reviewing?
3.2.2 Literature Searching: Where and How
3.3 Outlining, Drafting and Revising
3.3.1 Outlining
3.3.2 Drafting
3.3.3 Revising
3.4 Proofreading and Publishing
3.4.1 Proofreading
3.4.2 Publishing
Chapter 4 Typical Components of Scientific Writing
4.1 Writing the Introduction
4.1.1 Introduction in Scientific Writing: What and Why
4.1.2 Introduction Writing: Steps and Strategies
4.2 Writing the Literature Review
4.2.1 Literature Review in Scientific Writing: What and Why
4.2.2 Classification of Literature Reviews
4.2.3 Literature Review Writing: Process and Techniques
4.3 Writing the Methodology
4.3.1 Methodology in Scientific Writing: What and How
4.3.2 Methodology Writing for Theses and Dissertations
4.4 Writing the Discussion
4,4.1 Discussion in Scientific Writing: What and Why
4.4.2 Discussion Writing: Structure and Style
4.5 Writing Other Component Parts
4.5.1 Title Writing: Rules and Techniques
4.5.2 Abstract Writing: Structure and Strategies
4.5.3 Conclusion Writing: Functions and Structures
Chapter 5 Language Usage in Scientific Writing
5.1 Scientific Language: Features and Functions
5.1.1 Stylistic Features of Scientific Language
5.1.2 Functions of Scientific Language
5.2 Words and Sentences in Scientific Writing
5.2.1 Word Usage in Scientific Writing
5.2.2 Sentences in Scientific Writing
5.3 Paragraphs in Scientific Writing
5.3.1 Paragraph Unity and Paragraph Coherence
5.3.2 Paragraph Development
Chapter 6 Databases, Grey Literature and Searching Strategies
6.1 Academic Research Databases and Searching Strategies
6.1.1 Typical Academic Research Databases
6.1.2 Techniques for Searching Literature in Academic Research Databases
6.2 Grey Literature and Retrieval
6.2.1 Typical Grey Literature
6.2.2 Strategies for Grey Literature Retrieval
Chapter 7 In-text Citation and Referencing System
7.1 In-text Citation and Reference List
7.1.1 In-text Citation
7.1.2 Reference and Bibliography
7.2 Styles of Typical Referencing Systems
7.2.1 Harvard Style
7.2.2 Oxford Style
7.2.3 Vancouver Style
Chapter 8 Publishing of Scientific Writing
8.1 Publishing Scientific Research in Scholarly Journals
8.1.1 Academic and Scholarly Journals
8.1.2 Publishing Research in Scholarly Journals
8.2 Presenting and Publishing at Academic Conferences
8.2.1 Academic Events
8.2.2 Presenting and Publishing at Academic Conferences
8.3 Peer Reviewing for Academic and Scientific Publishing
8.3.1 Peer Review: What and Why
8.3.2 Peer Review: Types and Process
Chapter 9 Ethical Issues in Scientific Writing
9.1 Ethics and Misconduct in Scientific Writing
9.1.1 Research Ethics: Significance and Principles
9.1.2 Scientific Misconduct: Types and Guidelines
9.2 Plagiarism and Errors in Scientific Writing
9.2.1 Plagiarism:Common Sense
9.2.2 Academic Plagiarism: Types and Avoidance
9.2.3 Errors in Published Scientific Writing
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