How to Write a Good Scientific Paper

Many scientists and engineers consider themselves poor writers or find the writing process difficult. The good news is that you do not have to be a talented writer to produce a good scientific paper, but you do have to be a careful writer. In particular, writing for a peer-reviewed scientific or engineering journal requires learning and executing a specific formula for presenting scientific work. This book is all about teaching the style and conventions of writing for a peer-reviewed scientific journal. From structure to style, titles to tables, abstracts to author lists, this book gives practical advice about the process of writing a paper and getting it published.

Contents:

Chapter 1: Getting Started

Chapter 2: Structure and Organization

Chapter 3: Language and Style

Chapter 4: Figures and Tables

Chapter 5: Citations

Chapter 6: Abstract and Title

Chapter 7: What an Editor Looks For

Chapter 8: Picking the Right Journal

Chapter 9: Cover Letter

Chapter 10: The Editorial Review Process

Chapter 11: Review Articles

Chapter 12: The Ethics of Scientific Publication

Chapter 13: Authorship

Chapter 14: Plagiarism

Chapter 15: Double Publication

Chapter 16: Editorial Ethics

About the Author:

Chris A. Mack developed the lithography simulation software PROLITH, and founded and ran the company FINLE Technologies for ten years. After FINLE was acquired by KLA-Tencor in 2000, he served as Vice President of Lithography Technology for KLA-Tencor for five years. In 2003, he received the SEMI Award for North America for his efforts in lithography simulation and education, and in 2009, he received the SPIE Frits Zernike Award for Microlithography. He is a fellow of SPIE and IEEE, and is also an adjunct faculty member at the University of Texas at Austin. In 2012, he became Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS (JM3). In 2017, he cofounded Fractilia, where he now works as Chief Technical Officer, developing metrology solutions for the measurement of roughness.