Research, Writing, and Translation Resources 論文執筆に関するお役立ち情報
Resources
Recommended Books and Articles related to research writing
- The Sense of Structure: Writing from the Reader's Perspective. George D. Gopen, 2004, Pearson Longman. The best book about professional writing in English.
- How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper, 9th Edition, by Barbara Gastel and Robert A. Day, 2022, Greenwood. Available in Japanese, Chinese, and many other languages.
- Essentials of Writing Biomedical Research Papers. 2nd Edition, by Mimi Zeiger, 1999, McGraw Hill. Excellent text including extensive exercises with answers for self-study.
- Scientific English: A Guide for Scientists and Other Professionals, 3rd Edition, by Robert A. Day and Nancy Sakaduski, 2011, Greenwood.
- A Short Guide to Writing About Biology, 9th Edition (Short Guides Series) by Jan A. Pechenik, 2015, Pearson.
- Subtleties of Scientific Style, Matthew Stevens, 2007. Written for editors, but all authors are editors and the book contains lots of examples of common writing problems and solutions. Available by free (shareware) download as a PDF; if useful, then please send the author $7 (Australian or US) or order a printed copy via his website.
- Writing Science in English: A Guide for Japanese Scientists, Matthew Stevens, 2021. Available as a free (shareware) download; if useful, then please send the author ¥1000 or $10 (Australian) via his website.
- Writing Science: How to Write Papers That Get Cited and Proposals That Get Funded, Joshua Schimel, 2011, Oxford.
- Effective onscreen editing: new tools for an old profession, 4th Edition, by Geoff Hart, 2019. Excellent techniques for increasing writing and editing efficiency.
- Writing for Science Journals: Tips, Tricks, and a Learning Plan, Geoff Hart, 2014, Diaskeuasis.
- Sushi science and hamburger science, Tatsuo Motokawa, 1989. Perspectives in Biology and Medicine. 32: 489-504
- Research writing in Japan today and what we can do to improve it, R. Weisburd, 2004. In: P. J. Matthews and J. Akamine (eds) Research Writing in Japan. Senri Ethnological Reports 49: 29-40.
- The science of scientific writing. George D. Gopen & Judith A. Swan, 1990. American Scientist 78: 550-558.
- Scientific Style And Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, And Publishers. 8th edition, by Council of Science Editors. 2014.
- AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors, 11th edition, 2020
Useful Links
Science Communication Organizations
- Council of Science Editors (CSE)
- Board of Editors in the Life Sciences (BELS)
- Society for Technical Communication (STC)
- American Medical Writers Association (AMWA)
- European Medical Writers Association (EMWA)
- Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP)
- Association of Earth Science Editors (AESE)
Online General Reference materials
- Google Scholar
- OneLook metadictionary
- American Heritage Dictionary
- Merriam Webster's dictionary
- Jim Breen's Page (dictionaries and other useful links about Japan)
- iTools
- CIA World data factbook
- Our World in Data
- Unicode character table
Science Glossaries and Dictionaries
- Life science english <-> Japanese
- Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms
- Glossary of Genomics Terms
- Genome Glossary – NCBI
- Genscript Glossary of Biology and Biochemistry
- UNESCO/IUBS/EUBIOS Bioethics Dictionary
- Glossary Of Terms Used In Physical Organic Chemistry
- Glossary of Chemical Terms
- WIPO Pearl – WIPO’s Multilingual Terminology Portal
Other Science Resources
- Periodic Table
- Quantities, Units and Symbols in Physical Chemistry, (The Green Book) 3rd edition, by E.R. Cohen, et al., Cambridge 2007, (IUPAC)
- CODATA Internationally recommended 2018 values of the Fundamental Physical Constants
- SI Brochure: The International System of Units (SI)
- NIST guide for the use of SI units
- Links to on-line unit conversions
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubMed Central (PMC)free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine (NIH/NLM)
- Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database
- Fishbase
- Merck publications. Includes The Merck Manual of Medical Information (a consumer version is also published)
- Frank Potter's Science Gems
- The Union of Concerned Scientists
- Nobel Prize Home Page
- National Academy of Sciences
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
Japan Science Links
- Science Portal Japan
- Science Links Japan
- Japan Science and Technology Agency
- Japan Research Career Information Network (jREC-in) Portal Events, funding, and job listings
Environment
- Japan's National Institute for Environmental Studies
- Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research
- Blue Planet Prize
- KIKO Network
- Fridays For Future Japan
- Wild Bird Society of Japan
- Nature Conservation Society of Japan
- World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) Japan
- Greenpeace Japan
- US Environmental Protection Agency
- Environmental News Network
- NASA Global Climate Change
