Saturday, February 9, 2008
Why early-career scientists should review papers
MWR Chief Editor Dave Schultz offers concise tips on reviewing on his blog at http://mwr-editors.blogspot.com.
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This site welcomes science writers and editors who are passionate about improving the quality of information, education, and support for the peaceful use of science
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This site welcomes all science writers and editors who are passionate about improving the quality of information exchange, science education, and building public support for the peaceful use of science throughout the world.
I hope this blog will help scientists and scientific institutions share successful tools for achieving excellence in scientific writing. Your comments are essential to its future.
Please email me at mgoldenwest at gmail dot com if you would like to be a guest blogger.
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Mary Golden founded and guided the UCAR/NCAR Communicating Science and ESL programs from 2003-2007 and continues to lead writing workshops there. A certified ESL coach, she has helped both native English speakers and other scientists improve their writing and presentations for ten years.
From 2002-2012, she was the Chief Editorial Assistant for Monthly Weather Review. She edited numerous papers that appeared in MWR, co-authored an article on the review process with MWR's Chief Editor David M. Schultz, and contributed to his book on scientific writing and presentation, Eloquent Science. Mary has also edited geology, business and legal texts and was a reporter and editor for Genetic Engineering News for several years. Hundreds of her business and general articles have been published.
Mary founded and directed several career-related educational programs, including ESL for Professional Life. She is the Convenor of the Colorado Collaborative for Girls in STEM, an affiliate of the National Girls Collaborative Project which is funded in part by the National Science Foundation to increase gender equity in STEM careers. She is the Director of Cool Girls Science and Art Club.
All posts represent her personal thoughts or those of other authors contributing to this blog.
Writing and Presentation Resource Links
- AMS Authors' Resource Center
- AMS/MWR Editors' Blog
- Eloquent Science
- Explaining Research
- Gopen and Swan: "The Science of Science Writing"
- Sigma Xi - International Scientific Research Society
- The Chicago Guide to Communicating Science
- The Mayfield Handbook of Technical & Scientific Writing
- The MIT Guide to Science and Engineering Communication
- UCAR/NCAR Communicating Science Archive
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