Scientific Writing = Thinking in Words Second Edition

Plagiarism in scientific writing: words or ideas?

Plagiarism refers to the act of “appropriation of another person’s ideas, processes, results, or words without giving appropriate credit” (1). Most academic researchers reach a consensus that plagiarism is a serious breach of publication ethics (2). Plagiarism has different forms but can be categorized into two general distinct categories – plagiarism of ideas and plagiarism of text (verbatim)....

It’s About the Science: Students Writing and Thinking About Data In a Scientific Writing Course

Writing as Thinking

Writing is analyzed as thinking that uses paper or other media to externalize and manipulate symbolic expressions. Mental operations of natural language can occur somewhat independently, and they communicate well with language that has been written, but for skilled writing these operations need elaborate installation in the mind. We explore four methods to see how expert writers externalize tho...

Plagiarism in scientific writing.

Although it is not possible with certainty to know the exact date of the first scientific report, with scientific and technological contribution the ancient civilizations like China, Greece, and Babylon can be attributed to the earliest scientific reporting. 1 During the era of ancient Greek, these scientific reporting and communications took a different turn, shifting from oral to written comm...

Patti Loesche / Psychology Writing Center April 2, 2009 MISUSE OF WORDS IN SCIENTIFIC WRITING: JARGON AND CIRCUMLOCUTIONS