Assessing your work and planning its publication; getting started - building the framework; preparing effective tables; preparing effective figures; writing the first draft; storing, choosing and styling references; revising the first draft - content and structure; revising the second draft - style; preparing the final version for submission; writing to the editor; checking the proofs; preparing short talks and posters; writing a thesis; writing review articles and book reviews; preparing successful grant proposals and curricula vitae. Appendices: uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals; terms to avoid.
