SERCC Writing Tips

• Abstract
• Introduction
• Materials & Methods
• Results
• Discussion
• Cover Letter

Creating Figures

• "Data Visualization: A view of every Points of View column" (Presenting data effectively/good graphics), Nature Methods
• BioRender Webinars and Tutorials
• How to create scientific graphics: an inside look from Nature (video)

Presentations

• Writing for Publication, SERCC Staff (PDF | recording)
• Writing as a Team – Editing Each Other's Work, SERCC Staff (PDF | Recording)
• Writing for Success, SERCC Staff (PDF available on request: Contact us)
• How to Review a Manuscript (Peer Review), SERCC Staff (PDF available on request: Contact us)

Articles

• "How to construct a Nature summary paragraph," Nature Formatting Guide
• "Scientific Communication: Writing Up" (importance of the cover letter), Nature Cell Biology
• "How to Write a Research Manuscript,"  Deborah J. Frank, Current Protocols

Books

• Academic Writing for Graduate Students: Essential Tasks and Skills, John M. Swales and Christine B. Feak, The University of Michigan Press, 2004   
• What Editors Want: An Author's Guide to Scientific Journal Publishing, Philippa Benson & Susan Silver, The University of Chicago Press, 2012