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- | ===== Very Short Guidelines on Scientific Writing ===== | + | ====== Short Guidelines on Scientific Writing |
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==== Abstract ==== | ==== Abstract ==== | ||
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* Preferably use Harvard citation style | * Preferably use Harvard citation style | ||
* Refer to primary literature. Search the original literature. Avoid wikipedia. Follow the references to the original work and use that instead of the wikipedia article itself. | * Refer to primary literature. Search the original literature. Avoid wikipedia. Follow the references to the original work and use that instead of the wikipedia article itself. | ||
- | * Use a professional citation style with author-year-combination as citation keys such as the [[http:// | + | * Use a professional citation style with author-year-combination as citation keys such as the [[http:// |
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* "Young et al. (1996) found that homeopathic globules of concentration D12 are generally less explosive than dynamite." | * "Young et al. (1996) found that homeopathic globules of concentration D12 are generally less explosive than dynamite." | ||
* "It has been shown experimentally that the flux compensator is ten times slower than the worm hole accelerator (Abraham & Borowski, 2001)" | * "It has been shown experimentally that the flux compensator is ten times slower than the worm hole accelerator (Abraham & Borowski, 2001)" | ||
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==== Practicalities ==== | ==== Practicalities ==== | ||
- | * Length: | + | * Length: |
* Style and form: | * Style and form: | ||
* Arial 11pt for text body, 1.5 lines | * Arial 11pt for text body, 1.5 lines | ||
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===== Further Reading ===== | ===== Further Reading ===== | ||
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+ | ==== On General Requirements ==== | ||
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+ | * Clayton V. Deutsch (2009): Minimum Acceptance Criteria for a Thesis Related to Geostatistics. \\ http:// | ||
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+ | ==== On the Art of Abstracts ==== | ||
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+ | * Kenneth K. Landes (1951, 1966): A Scrutiny of the Abstract, I & II. \\ Paul D. Lowman (1988): The Abstract Rescrutinized. \\ The Royal Society (1966): Guide for Preparation and Publication of Abstracts. \\ All online in: http:// | ||
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+ | ==== Scientific Writing Notes from University of Sidney ==== | ||
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+ | :!: UPDATE: Unfortunately the University of Sidney changed its policy. You need an account to log in. | ||
University of Sidney, Generic Skills -> Communication Skills -> Scientific Writing Notes: \\ https:// | University of Sidney, Generic Skills -> Communication Skills -> Scientific Writing Notes: \\ https:// | ||
There you find a link to the Scientic Writing Notes of the University of Sidney: \\ | There you find a link to the Scientic Writing Notes of the University of Sidney: \\ | ||
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+ | ==== Harvard Citation Style ==== | ||
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+ | * The University of Western Australia (UWA) provides a comprehensive guide to the Harvard Citation and Reference Style with many examples: [[https:// | ||
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+ | * Imperial College London: [[https:// | ||
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+ | * [[https:// | ||
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