Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Features of a “successful” paper
Chapter 2: Manage your career
Chapter 3: Ethical issues in scientific research
Chapter 4: When to publish
Chapter 5: Journal choice
Chapter 6: Get started on your paper
Chapter 7: Figures and tables
Chapter 8: Methods
Chapter 9: Results
Chapter 10: Discussion
Chapter 11: Introduction
Chapter 12: References
Chapter 13: Figure legends
Chapter 14: Abstract
Chapter 15: Title page
Chapter 16: Writing in English
Chapter 17: Cover letter
Chapter 18: Submission mechanics
Chapter 19: The review process
Chapter 20: Your decision e-mail
Chapter 21: Revisions and resubmissions
Chapter 22: Point-by-point response to reviews
Chapter 23: Appeals
Chapter 24: Neuroscience Peer Review Consortium
Chapter 25: How to talk to editors
Chapter 26: Authors’ rights
Conclusion: Top 10 rules to publish, not perish

Stephen Lisberger, a prominent neuroscientist and journal editor, draws on thirty years’ experience to help you write the publication-worthy scientific papers that are an essential part of any successful scientific career. Researchers at all levels, from upper-level undergraduate students to senior scientists, will profit from the book’s step-by-step guide on how to plan and write a research paper, and then to navigate the submission and peer-review process of the scientific journal. The book’s twenty-six chapters give sage advice on topics such as how to: find mentors, start and manage a research program, maintain professional ethics, write a clear and visually attractive research paper, select the appropriate journal for publication, and communicate with editors when a paper is rejected. Lisberger also includes tips for non-English native speakers on how to publish in English language journals. The book is designed to be read either cover-to-cover or by sampling the relevant chapters.