ENGL302: Natural Sciences

Writing Resources for Science & Mathematics

(All resources come from A Short Guide to Writing in Science (Longman) Companion Website, authored by D. Beach, 2001.)

Style Guides

ACS (American Chemical Society) Style Sheet
http://courses.chem.psu.edu/chem431/ManuscriptFiles/QuickRefGuide2.pdf

AIP (American Institute of Physics) Style Manual
http://physics.gac.edu/~huber/misc/aiprefs.htm

AMS (American Mathematical Society) Style Manual
ftp://ftp.ams.org/pub/author-info/documentation/handbk.pdf

APA (American Psychological Association) Style
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa.html

CBE (Council of Biology Editors) or CSE (Council of Science Editors) Style

Citation-Sequence
http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/researchsources/documentation/cbe_citation/index.cfm

Name-Year System
http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/researchsources/documentation/cbe_name/index.cfm

AMA (American Medical Association) Style Manual
http://healthlinks.washington.edu/hsl/styleguides/ama.html

NLM (National Library of Medicine) Style Manual
http://healthlinks.washington.edu/hsl/styleguides/nlm.html

Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students
 In these guidelines from Virginia Tech, you will find discussions of several common documents in engineering writing and scientific writing.

Articles on Writing in Science
This site, from Indiana University, lists article summaries and citations on writing in the sciences.

General Guide to Science Writing
This article, from Education in Chemistry on the University of Southampton (UK) web site, covers three fundamental aspects to good science writing--planning the structure, thinking about your reader, and choosing your words.

Writing in Medicine and Science for English as a Second Language (ESL) Students
This site by Jack Kimball in Japan helps ESL students with writing in medicine and the sciences.

Directories of Science Resources by Discipline

Scientific Associations, Societies, and Organizations

UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) focuses on advancement, transfer and sharing of knowledge in education, the sciences, and culture, relying primarily on research, training and teaching activities.

American Association for the Advancement of Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is the world's largest general science organization and publisher of the peer-reviewed journal Science. AAAS serves as an authoritative source for information on the latest developments in science and bridges gaps among scientists, policy-makers and the public to advance science and science education.

American Geological Institute
The American Geological Institute (AGI) provides information services to geoscientists, serves as a voice of shared interests in our profession, plays a major role in strengthening geoscience education, and strives to increase public awareness of the vital role the geosciences play in mankind's use of resources and interaction with the environment.

American Mathematical Society
The American Mathematical Society promotes mathematical research, increases the awareness of the value of mathematics to society, and fosters excellence in mathematics education.

American Institute of Physics
The American Institute of Physics (AIP) promotes the advancement and diffusion of the knowledge of physics and its application to human welfare. It is the mission of the Institute to serve the sciences of physics and astronomy by serving the Societies, by serving individual scientists, and by serving students and the general public.

National Science Foundation’s Math and Physical Sciences Home Page
This site from the NSF provides a diverse portfolio of research and education in mathematics, astronomical science, physics, chemistry, and materials research.

American Chemical Society
The American Chemical Society (ACS) promotes the understanding of chemistry, enriches the professionals in academia and private industry, and provides career development assistance for students and professionals.

The American Institute of Biological Sciences
In 1947, the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) was federally chartered as a non-profit scientific organization to advance research and education in the biological, medical, environmental, and agricultural sciences. Today, more than 50 years later, AIBS remains the sole national umbrella society uniting biologists across the country.

The Nobel Foundation
The Nobel Foundation annually awards the prestigious Nobel Prize in the sciences, literature, and peace. This home site has links to the prize awarding institutions which then link to the laureates' scientific progresses.