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'''Editors-in-Chief:''' [[Brian Blank]] and [[C. Michael Gibson]], M.S., M.D.
 
==Overview==
Good scientific writing is terse and efficient.  It is objective and avoids the use of adjectives.
 
==Avoid the passive tense, use the present or past tense==
 
Do not use of the passive tense with words ending in "ing".  Use the present or past tense.
 
==Avoid the words "causes" and "predicts"==
 
Biology is largely phenomenology and it is hard to verify causal pathways.


Do not use the phrase  ___"causes" ____  unless a causal pathway is firmly established.
Do not use the phrase  ___"causes" ____  unless a causal pathway is firmly established.
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Do not use the word “predictor” unless causality has been established and the observation has been validated in both an exploratory and validation cohort.
Do not use the word “predictor” unless causality has been established and the observation has been validated in both an exploratory and validation cohort.
==Avoid using the words I and we==
Do not use the word “I” or “we”. These are too conversational and casual. Insert instead “This study examined …” not “We examined …” 
==Table to translate conversational / casual styel to WikiDoc / Scientific style==
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|+ caption
! Casual Style !! Science Style
|-
| in patients || among patients
|-
| after || following
|-
| given || administered
|-
| use || received, administered
|-
| seen || observed
|-
| cell || cell
|-
| cell || cell
|-
| cell || cell
|}
{{WH}}
{{WS}}

Latest revision as of 21:56, 5 May 2009

Editors-in-Chief: Brian Blank and C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D.

Overview

Good scientific writing is terse and efficient. It is objective and avoids the use of adjectives.

Avoid the passive tense, use the present or past tense

Do not use of the passive tense with words ending in "ing". Use the present or past tense.

Avoid the words "causes" and "predicts"

Biology is largely phenomenology and it is hard to verify causal pathways.

Do not use the phrase ___"causes" ____ unless a causal pathway is firmly established.

Instead use the phrase “ ___ was associated with ___”.

Do not use the word “predictor” unless causality has been established and the observation has been validated in both an exploratory and validation cohort.

Avoid using the words I and we

Do not use the word “I” or “we”. These are too conversational and casual. Insert instead “This study examined …” not “We examined …”

Table to translate conversational / casual styel to WikiDoc / Scientific style

caption
Casual Style Science Style
in patients among patients
after following
given administered
use received, administered
seen observed
cell cell
cell cell
cell cell

Template:WH Template:WS

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