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"The book under review is indeed a guide, and a practical one too, but it is not only for engineers and physical scientists — it is useful to all those who communicate technical information or need to and want to do the job well. The book achieves the objectives: every PhD student may not want to read the book, but should — and will not regret it."
European Science Editing
Read this book before you write your thesis or journal paper! Communicating Science is a textbook and reference on scientific writing oriented primarily at researchers in the physical sciences and engineering. It is written from the perspective of an experienced researcher. It draws on the authors' experience of teaching and working with both native English speakers and English as a Second Language (ESL) writers. For the range of topics covered, this book is relatively short and tersely written, in order to appeal to busy researchers.
Communicating Science offers comprehensive guidance on:
- Research reports: journal papers, theses, and internal reports
- Review and publication process
- Conference and seminar presentations: lectures and posters
- Research proposals
- Business plans
- Patents
- Popular media
- Correspondence, CV's, and job hunting
- Writing well: writing strategies and guidance on English composition and grammar
Graduate students and early career researchers will be guided through the researcher's basic communication tasks: writing theses, journal papers, and internal reports, presenting lectures and posters, and preparing research proposals. Extensive best practice examples and analyses of common problems are presented. Advanced researchers who aim to commercialize their research results will be introduced to business plans and patents, so that they can communicate optimally with patent attorneys and business analysts. Likewise, advanced researchers will be assisted in conveying the results of their research to the industrial and business community, governmental circles, and the general public in the chapter on popular media. Researchers at all levels will find the chapter on CV's and job hunting helpful. The Writing Well chapter will assist researchers to improve their English usage in scientific writing. This chapter is oriented both at native English speakers, who have an intuitive command of English but often lack formal instruction on grammar and structure, and non-native English writers, who often have had formal instruction but lack intuitive grasp of what sounds good.
Mentors will find the book a useful tool for systematically guiding their students in their early writing efforts. If your students read this book first, you will save time! Communicating Science may serve as a textbook for graduate level courses in scientific writing.
Professor Ray Boxman’s Lectures on Communicating ScienceHow to Write a Good Paper (and Thesis) Oral and Poster Presentation: How to Make the Most of 15 Minutes! |
Lesson Plan Outline by Raymond and Edith Boxman (300 KB)
Sample Chapter(s)
Chapter 1: Introduction (517 KB)
- Research Reports: Journal Papers, Theses, and Internal Reports
- Submitting a Paper and the Review Process
- Conference Presentations: Lectures and Posters
- Research Proposals
- Business Plans
- Patents
- Reports in the Popular Media
- Correspondence and Job Hunting
- Writing Well: Organization, Grammar and Style
"The book, written from years of experience in publishing and teaching, is a delightful, informative, easy read. Taking the lessons provided to heart by writers of scientific publications, journal articles or other formats, could save countless hours and frustration for writers and reviewers. Ultimately it helps to effectively convey the messages to readers. I highly recommend this book to all who are new to publications or to those who feel that improvement of their skills could be possible."
André Anders
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Applied Physics & Senior Scientist, LBNL
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Applied Physics & Senior Scientist, LBNL
"Among this work’s strengths are the straightforward, discrete examples of language and phrasing at the sentence level — from research questions to various statements that are part of the writing process, with equally precise feedback on such examples. Enough context is provided to make ESL (English as a second language) students understand the processes that surround scientific communication, without being too laborious for native speakers to engage with the text. This particular work is unique because it has a less Western-centric approach."
CHOICE
"The book is accessible to anyone who is looking to improve their written and communication skills or attempting to understand research papers more clearly. Humorous quips and historical anecdotes are peppered throughout the text to provide levity. This textbook is a helpful tool for communicating ideas about engineering and science in a way that packs a punch and leaves readers informed rather than confused."
Professional Engineering
"The text is appropriate for those teaching research skills within the sciences, as well as those in professional communication who may be teaching a course on technical writing to science majors. While intended for a graduate-level audience, this text would also be appropriate for advanced undergraduates in the sciences and engineering who wish to become more familiar with those genres employed in the sciences. I highly recommend this as a text for those wishing to teach, or learn, scientific communication skills."
Dr Michael J Klein
James Madison University, Virginia, USA
James Madison University, Virginia, USA
"The book under review is indeed a guide, and a practical one too, but it is not only for engineers and physical scientists — it is useful to all those who communicate technical information or need to and want to do the job well. The book achieves the objectives: every PhD student may not want to read the book, but should — and will not regret it."
European Science Editing
Professor Ray Boxman’s Lectures on Communicating ScienceHow to Write a Good Paper (and Thesis) Oral and Poster Presentation: How to Make the Most of 15 Minutes! |
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The authors provide a 12 hour crash course on scientific writing (journal papers, theses, lectures, posters, research proposals and more) for a fee, and complementary 1 hr or 1.5 hrs tutorials on” how to write a good paper” at locations on their travel itinerary. See their course web site for details: |
Lesson Plan Outline by Raymond and Edith Boxman (300 KB)
Sample Chapter(s)
Chapter 1: Introduction (517 KB)
