Effective Scientist · A Handy Guide to a Successful Academic Career (9781316800072) by Bradshaw, Corey J.A. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Coverpage Half title Title page Imprints page Contents Preface Acknowledgements 1 What Is an ‘Effective’ Scientist? Part I Writing and Publishing

2 Become a Great Writer

Yes, You Are Mostly a Writer Terminological Chaos Breaking Bad Habits

3 Me Time

When Things That Go ‘Ping’ Where Music Deadlines Self-imprisonment Vive le Workshop

4 Writing a Scientific Paper

The 12-Step Programme

Step 1 Mind Map Step 2 Main Message Step 3 Working Abstract Step 4 Working Titles Step 5 Distribute Step 6 Plan Display Items Step 7 Create Display Items Step 8 Circulate Step 9 Plan the Skeleton Step 10 Write the Paragraphs Step 11 Revise the Abstract Step 12 Circulate Again

General Advice

5 Sticky Subject of Authorship 6 Where and What to Publish

The ‘Right’ Journal Not Just Journal Articles What to Publish

7 The Publishing Battle

Rejection Major Revision Responding to Reviewers Appeals Rocking the Scientific Boat

8 Reviewing Scientific Papers

Knowledge Slavery

9 Constructive Editing

Part II The Numbers

10 Fear Not the Numbers 11 Keeping Track of Your Data

Online Data Repositories Do You Know Where Your Code Is? To Share, or Not to Share, Is No Longer the Question Be Wise About What You Put Online

12 Money

Where to Seek Funding How to Write a Grant Proposal

Keeping Track of Your Cash

Part III Good Lab Practice

13 Running a Lab 14 Making New Scientists

The Doctoral Dance Early to Press Is Best for Success

15 Human Diversity

Gender Balance Cultural Diversity Dealing with Requests for Supervision Sexual Diversity

16 Splitting Your Time

Priority 1: Revise Articles Submitted to High-Ranked Journals Priority 2: Revise Articles Submitted to Lower-Ranked Journals Priority 3: Experimentation and Field Work Priority 4: Databasing Priority 5: Analysis Priority 6: Writing Articles Priority 7: Contributing to and Editing Your Collaborators’ Manuscripts Priority 8: Media Engagement and Writing Press Releases Priority 9: Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Meetings Priority 10: Writing Grant Proposals Priority 11: Preparing and Delivering Lectures Priority 12: Attending Seminars and Conferences Priority 13: Editing for a Journal Priority 14: Reviewing Manuscripts for Journals Priority 15: Blogging and Social Media Priority 16: E-mailing Priority 17: Meetings Priority 18: Writing Recommendation Letters Priority 19: Casual Assessment of a Peer's Work Priority 20: Administrative Reporting

17 Work–Life Balance 18 Managing Stress

Part IV The Fun Stuff

19 Give Good Talk

Present Like a Pro The Job-Interview Seminar

20 Getting the Most Out of Conferences 21 Science for the Masses

Online Presence

(i) My Employer will Get Angry (ii) My Track Record Is Not Good Enough (iii) It Is No One Else's Business (iv) It Is Just Too Much Work (v) No One Will Read it Anyway

Science Blogging Social Media

22 Dealing with the Media

Press Releases The Interview Register Online Paradox of More = Less

Part V What It All Means

23 ‘Useful’ Science

Getting the Powerful to Listen to You

24 Evidence-Based Advocacy 25 Trials, Tribulations, and Triumphs

References Index