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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785917903321

Autore

Gustavii Björn <1932->

Titolo

How to prepare a scientific doctoral dissertation based on research articles / / Björn Gustavii, Lund University, Sweden [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012

ISBN

1-107-23879-X

1-107-30200-5

1-107-31484-4

1-107-31264-7

1-107-25510-4

1-299-27640-7

1-107-30709-0

1-107-30929-8

1-139-15125-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 93 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Classificazione

REF028000

Disciplina

808.02

Soggetti

Dissertations, Academic

Science - Study and teaching (Graduate)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note: 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.

Sommario/riassunto

The 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.