Writing Scientific Papers Additional materials required for manuscript preparation and submission Prof Steve Leharne
The Software Tools Mind Mapping Software Word Processing Bibliographic Software Graphical Presentation Package Equation Editor Molecular Drawing Package
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Mind Mapping Software
Export Map to Word
Word Processing
Why Word? Easy to format paper to conform with the house style of the journal the paper is submitted to.. Easily input tables and figures and format the text around the tables and figures. Word will accept Add-Ins such as MathType (an Equation Editor) and EndNote ( Bibliographic Software). Can easily input footnotes.
Bibliographic Software
Link to paper
Search Remote Databases
Insert citation here
Insert citation button Journal Style
Graphical Presentation Software
Excel Widespread. Good for storing and manipulating data. Takes practice to produce good graphical output.
With Excel
With Origin
Why Origin? Dedicated software. Easy to use. Sophisticated and complex graphs can be produced.
Math Type Using an equation editor
Molecular drawing package
EndNote Web
Additional tools
Of course there is the old fashioned way