If you want to learn more about scientific writing, you can start by reading these books:
Thomson, W. 2011. A Guide for the Young Economist (2nd ed.). Cambridge, Mass.: The MIT Press.
Dudenhefer, P. 2009. A Guide to Writing in Economics.
and this paper: McCloskey, D. 1985. Economical Writing. Economic Inquiry, vol.23/2, 187-222.
… and maybe use one of these textbooks:
Wallwork A. 2016. English for Writing Research Papers (2nd ed.). Springer.
Wallwork, A. 2016. English for Academic Research: Writing Exercises (2nd ed.). Springer.
McCarthy, M. & F. O’Dell. 2016. Academic Vocabulary in Use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
1. Introduction to scientific writing
Document: “What Makes for a Successful Paper and Seminar?”
Paper: Gopen, G. & J. Swan. 1990. The Science of Scientific Writing, American Scientist.
2. Structure of research papers
Paper: Bégaud, B. & H. Verdoux. 2004. Did the US boycott of French products spread to include scientific output?, British Medical Journal.
Website: USC, Organizing Your Social Sciences Research Paper
3. Common mistakes
4. Focusing on the introduction
Doc. John Swales’ CARS Model (Create a Research Space)
5. Hedging
Handout. Hedging in academic writing.
Doc. Cautious Language and Hedging
6. Peer Reviewing
Doc. COPE Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers
7. Conclusion
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