Scientific Publication

 

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Research and development is of little value unless the results are preserved and, preferably, shared with others. Scientific publication has much in common with other styles of publication, but the demands of technical jargon and the need to give appropriate credit for the work of others impose additional requirements.

Every discipline has its own conventions, and even within a discipline each journal will have its own style, reflected in a guide to authors. However, there are many elements of style in scientific publication which are common or similar across all or most disciplines:


Updated 14 October 2004.
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