ContentsChapter 1 An introduction to Scientific Writing / 0011.1 What is scientific writing? / 0011.2 Purposes of scientific writing / 0101.3. Structure/organization / 0121.4 The process of scientific writing / 0151.5 Scientific writing in English by Chinese scholars / 0161.6 Summary / 017Chapter 2 Factors in scientific writing / 0232.1 Introduction / 0232.2 Audience / 0252.3 Purpose and strategy / 0282.4 Organization / 0302.5 Style / 0342.6 Flow of information / 0452.7 Summary / 052Chapter 3 Clarity in scientific writing / 0533.1 Introduction / 0533.2 Words / 0563.3 Choice of subjects and verbs / 0673.4 Summary / 084Chapter 4 Paragraph writing / 0854.1 What is a paragraph / 0854.2 What preparations should you make? / 0914.3 What are the three elements of a paragraph? / 0934.4 How to write a good paragraph / 0964.5 What is an effective paragraph? / 1014.6 Summary / 111Chapter 5 Summarizing & paraphrasing / 1155.1 Summarizing / 1155.2 Paraphrasing / 1335.4 Summary / 141Chapter 6 How to write the introduction / 1426.1 Features of the introduction / 1426.2 Core questions to address / 1446.3 Audience and purpose / 1476.4 Organization / 1506.5 Language features of the introduction / 1676.6 Commonly used structures / 1726.7 Summary / 189Chapter 7 How to write the methods / 1937.1 Features of the methods section / 1937.2 Audience of the methods section / 1957.3 Organization / 1967.4 Language features / 2057.5 Commonly used structures / 2127.6 Summary / 219Chapter 8 How to write the results / 2208.1 Features of the results section / 2208.2 Audience of the results section / 2238.3 Organization / 2238.4 Language features / 2278.5 Commonly used structures / 2378.6 Summary / 242Chapter 9 How to write the discussion / 2479.1 Features of the discussion section / 2479.2 Audience / 2509.3 Organization / 2509.4 Language features / 2609.5 Commonly used structures / 2719.6 Summary / 278Chapter 10 How to write the abstract / 27910.1 Features of the abstract / 27910.2 Audience of the abstract / 28110.3 Organization / 28210.5 Commonly used structures / 29510.6 Summary / 298References / 299