Science Writing: Guidelines And Guidance
- nut graf (key points) is most important point in your paper.
- if it states something most readers already know, they won’t feel the need to keep reading
- if it is too obscure, reader will not invest time to read it
- don’t let readers assmble your nut graf for you
- show your nut graf as soon as possible and explicitly.
- don’t split your nut graf as pieces and let reader to gather them together.
- keep the contents lives up to the nut graf otherwise the reader will be feeling be cheated.
- no mind-reading required
- no ships in bottles
- prepare a poster and prepare a PPT-slice will help you make the manuscript better.
- therefore, when you finish your manuscript, prepare a poster and slices as soon as possibile.
- Write a popular science story for your mansucript also enhance the quality of the manuscript.
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Let your colleagues read it and give some comments will give important help for the manuscript
- All the figures are only used for non-profit education. reminding me if infrigement happens.
