Writing & Publishing
Whether you are studying for a degree or a senior scientist, writing and getting published are often daunting and bewildering processes that can lead to frustration and exasperation. On this page, I've attempted to organise a series of blog articles that I've written into a logical framework so that you can explore them, and hopefully use them to improve your writing and understanding about the publishing process.
The site is a work in progress, and you can expect the framework to be expanded and explored over time as more blog articles are written. Each blog article is inspired by interactions with my students, people that I meet in our community, or through my experience as an editor. If you can't find something that you're looking for, or simply want to suggest a new topic for a blog, feel free to get in touch.
- Getting started with writing
- Writing a chapter or paper to a standard formula
- Writing a paragraph
- How to construct your hypothesis
- Using your own voice when writing
- Citations and how to use them
- Scientific names and taxonomic authorities
- Help your reader, don't puzzle them
- Problems with writing English as a foreign language
- How reading will improve your writing
- How to present your written proposal
- Publishing
- Perspectives
If you want to read our lab papers to see how we have fun with writing and publishing, then go to MeaseyLab publications, here.