Learning Commons:Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication/Science Writing Resource
Science Writing Resource
Writing in the sciences can be quite different from writing in other disciplines. Types of scientific documents that you may be asked to write are: lab notebooks and protocols, published abstracts, original research articles, reviews of research articles, responses to published review articles, and grants.
The following resource has been created to help you navigate the process of writing in the sciences.
Topics include:
- What is scientific writing?
- Organization of research papers
- What makes science writing unique?
- How to write clearly and concisely
- Passive vs. active voice
- Citations in science
- Reporting statistics
- The use of visuals in science writing
- Strategies for organizing a scientific argument
- Variation in science writing
- Writing about science
