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-===== Very Short Guidelines on Scientific Writing =====
+====== Short Guidelines on Scientific Writing ======
+===== Becker's Summary =====
 ==== Abstract ====
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   * 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.
-  * Use a professional citation style with author-year-combination as citation keys (e.g. "Young et al. (1996) found ..." or "It has been shown experimentally that the flux compensator is ten times slower than the worm hole accelerator (Abraham & Borowski (2001))"
+  * Use a professional citation style with author-year-combination as citation keys such as the [[http://www.citethisforme.com/harvard-referencing|Harvard citation style]] \\ Examples:
+    * "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)"
 ==== Appendices ====
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 ==== Practicalities ====
-  * Length:  Max. 5 pages substantial content per individual + title page + abstract + bibliography + appendix
+  * Length:  Max. n pages substantial content per individual + title page + abstract + bibliography + appendix
   * Style and form:
     * Arial 11pt for text body, 1.5 lines
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 ===== Further Reading =====
+==== On General Requirements ====
+  * Clayton V. Deutsch (2009): Minimum Acceptance Criteria for a Thesis Related to Geostatistics. \\ http://claytonvdeutsch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Thesis-Criteria.pdf
+==== On the Art of Abstracts ====
+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://www.geo.utexas.edu/faculty/marrett/AdvStructure/Abstracts.pdf
+==== Harvard Citation Style ====
+  * The University of Western Australia (UWA) provides a comprehensive guide to the Harvard Citation and Reference Style with many examples: [[https://guides.library.uwa.edu.au/c.php?g=380288&p=2575698|Introduction to the Harvard Style at UWA]]
+  * Imperial College London: [[https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/administration-and-support-services/library/public/harvard.pdf|Citing and Referencing: Harvard Style]]
+  * [[https://www.mendeley.com/guides/harvard-citation-guide]]
+==== Scientific Writing Notes from University of Sidney ====
+:!: 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://sydney.edu.au/science/biology/learning/generic_skills/scientific_writing.shtml
 There you find a link to the Scientic Writing Notes of the University of Sidney: \\
-:!: //"Brief notes on writing a practical report, an essay and a literature review \\ are given in the [[https://sydney.edu.au/science/biology/learning/generic_skills/scientific-writing.pdf|Scientific Writing (pdf)]] notes and in specific sections of the manual."//
+//"Brief notes on writing a practical report, an essay and a literature review \\ are given in the [[https://sydney.edu.au/science/biology/learning/generic_skills/scientific-writing.pdf|Scientific Writing (pdf)]] notes and in specific sections of the manual."//