How to Prepare a Scientific Doctoral Dissertation Based on Research Articles
How to Prepare a Scientific Doctoral Dissertation Based on Research Articles
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exc GSTThe article-based thesis is becoming increasingly common, especially in the 'hard' sciences such as biology, medicine and technology, and is beginning to replace the traditional monograph. Format guidelines vary among universities. This is the first book to summarise the main features, showing the PhD student how to prepare a thesis in such a format. The suggestions are highly practical; both its good and bad examples from published theses support the author's wise advice on all aspects of such theses. Poor figures are not only scrutinised in detail but also redrawn for comparison. Guidance also covers the issues of reprint permissions and copyright. This informative and accessible book, from the author of How to Write and Illustrate a Scientific Paper, has been developed through the author's extensive teaching experience in scientific writing and also his experience as a journal editor. It is therefore an indispensable guide to article-based thesis success.
- The first book to summarise how to prepare an article-based thesis
- Contains both good and bad examples from published theses
- Written by the same author as the successful How to Write and Illustrate a Scientific Paper
Reviews & endorsements
'I recommend this book as an accessible, highly practical guide to thesis preparation which any current or prospective PhD student in the biological sciences would benefit from reading.' Andrew Taylor-Robinson, The Biologist
Product details
October 2012Paperback
9781107669048
101 pages
227 × 152 × 5 mm
0.17kg
40 b/w illus. 2 tables
Available
Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Compilation
- 3. Front cover illustration
- 4. Title
- 5. Abstract
- 6. Quotations
- 7. Thesis at a glance
- 8. Abbreviations
- 9. List of publications
- 10. Contributors
- 11. Popularized summary
- 12. Acknowledgements
- 13. General introduction
- 14. Aims
- 15. Methods
- 16. Results
- 17. General discussion
- 18. Copyright
- 19. A dissertation worth considering
- Appendix
- Index.
