Academic Writing For Engineering Publications: A Guide For Non-native English Speakers

Acknowledgments
Contents
Part I: Introduction
1: Introduction
1.1 About This Book
1.2 Scope and Readers
1.3 Organization of This Book
1.4 American and British Spellings
2: Academic Integrity
2.1 Plagiarism
2.2 Quotations and Paraphrasing
2.3 Copyright
2.4 Privacy and Confidentiality
2.5 Authorship
2.6 Logical Writing
2.7 Unbiased Writing
2.8 Neutral Language
2.9 Clear and Concise Writing
2.10 Practice Problems
Part II: Organization of Ideas
3: Preparing for Writing
3.1 Purpose of Writing
3.2 Identifying Readers
3.3 Scope of Writing
3.4 Structure of Writing
3.4.1 Front Matter
3.4.2 Body
3.4.3 Back Matter
3.4.4 Headers and Footers
4: Outlining
4.1 Outlining Steps
4.2 Outline-Based Drafting
4.3 Practice Problems
5: Drafting Introduction
5.1 Sources of Information
5.2 Funnel Approach to Literature Review
5.3 Drafting Objectives
5.4 Errors in Introduction and Objectives
5.5 Practice Problems
6: Drafting Methodology
6.1 Research Methods
6.2 Describing Numerical Approach
6.3 Replicability
6.4 Precise Description of Method
6.5 Practice Problems
7: Drafting Results and Discussion
7.1 Data Validation
7.2 Aiming at Objectives
7.3 RECA Approach to Results and Discussion
7.3.1 Reiteration of Results
7.3.2 Explanation and Comparison of Results
7.3.3 In-Depth Analysis
7.3.4 Presenting Limitations
7.4 Quantitative Results
7.5 Precise Results and Discussion
7.6 Engaging Writing
7.7 Erratic Writing
7.8 Practice Problems
8: Drafting Conclusions
8.1 Conclusion Meeting Objective
8.2 Practice Problems
9: Drafting Other Sections
9.1 Drafting Title
9.2 Drafting Authorship
9.2.1 Corresponding Author
9.2.2 Authorship Order
9.2.3 Affiliations
9.3 Drafting Abstract
9.4 Drafting Executive Summary
9.5 Drafting Keywords
9.6 Table of Contents
9.7 List of Figures and List of Tables
9.8 Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols
9.9 Drafting Foreword and Preface
9.10 Drafting Acknowledgments
9.11 Drafting References and Bibliography
9.12 Appendices and Supplemental Materials
9.13 Glossary
9.14 Index
9.15 Practice Problems
Part III: Engineering Language Skills
10: Engineering Language
10.1 Writing with Simple Language
10.2 Writing with Right Pace
10.3 Current, Future, and Past Tenses
10.4 Point of View
10.5 Positive and Negative Tones
10.6 Active and Passive Voices
10.7 Defining Terms Before Use
10.7.1 Defining Technical Terms
10.7.2 Consistent Naming of Same “Things”
10.8 Analogy and Simile
10.9 Clarity
10.10 Transition and Connection
10.10.1 Transition Between Paragraphs and Sections
10.10.2 Connecting Sentences in Paragraph
10.11 Conciseness
10.12 Practice Problems
11: Paragraphs
11.1 Statement-Evidence-Conclusion Structure
11.1.1 Topic Sentence
11.1.2 Paragraph Length
11.2 Lists in Paragraph
11.3 Equations in Paragraph
11.4 Practice Problems
12: Sentences
12.1 Sentence Construction
12.2 Conjunction
12.3 Parallel Structure
12.4 Sentence Variety
12.4.1 Varying Sentence Length
12.4.2 Varying Word Order
12.5 Grammatical Agreement
12.5.1 Subject-Verb Agreement
12.5.2 Compound Subject-Verb Agreement
12.6 Fragmented Sentences
12.7 Clauses
12.7.1 Adjective Clauses
12.7.2 Dependent and Independent Clauses
12.8 Emphasis
12.8.1 Emphasis by Position
12.8.2 Emphasis by Sentence Length
12.8.3 Emphasis by Repetition
12.8.4 Redundancy Due to Emphasis
12.8.5 Garbled Sentences
12.9 Modifiers
12.9.1 Prepositional Phrases as Modifiers
12.9.2 Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Modifiers
12.9.3 Placement of Modifiers
12.9.4 Dangling Modifiers
12.10 Intensifiers and Subjective Writing
12.11 Rambling Sentences
12.12 Practice Problems
13: Phrases and Words
13.1 Phrases
13.1.1 Noun Phrases
13.1.2 Gerund Phrases
13.1.3 Verb Phrases
13.1.4 Prepositional Phrases
13.1.5 Participial Phrases
13.1.6 Infinitive Phrases
13.2 Verb-Based Writing
13.2.1 Phrasal Verb Error
13.2.2 Nominalization Error
13.3 Wordiness
13.3.1 Duplicated Nouns
13.3.2 Redundancy
13.3.3 Avoiding Wordy Phrases
13.4 Shift of Function
13.5 Jargon, Slang, and Idiom
13.6 Contractions
13.7 Vague and Subjective Words
13.7.1 Using the Word Significant
13.7.2 Using the Word Fact
13.8 Pairs of Challenging Words
13.9 Practice Problems
14: Visuals
14.1 Using Simple Visuals
14.2 Key Elements in Visuals
14.2.1 Captions of Visuals
14.2.2 Labels in Visuals
14.2.3 Text in Visuals
14.3 Images
14.4 Graphs
14.4.1 Line Graph
14.4.2 Dot Graph
14.4.3 Line-Dot Graph
14.4.4 Error Bars
14.4.5 Schematic Diagram
14.4.6 Exploded View
14.4.7 Maps
14.5 Tables
14.6 Color
14.6.1 Black-and-White Visuals
14.6.2 Color in Visuals
14.7 Integrating Visuals into Text
14.8 Placement of Visuals
14.9 Practice Problems
15: Punctuation
15.1 Punctuation Marks
15.2 Apostrophe
15.3 Colon
15.4 Comma
15.4.1 Linking Independent Clauses
15.4.2 Introducing Elements
15.4.3 Separating Parallel Elements
15.4.4 Enclosing Elements
15.4.5 Using Commas with Numbers
15.4.6 Replacing Verbs
15.4.7 Comma Intrusion
15.5 Dash
15.6 Ellipsis
15.7 Hyphen
15.7.1 Hyphenated Words
15.7.2 Multi-word Modifiers
15.7.3 Series
15.7.4 Prefixes
15.7.5 Hyphens for Clarity
15.8 Parentheses
15.9 Period
15.10 Question Mark
15.11 Quotation Marks
15.11.1 Enclosing Elements
15.11.2 Titles and Quotation Marks
15.11.3 Punctuation in Quotation Marks
15.12 Semicolon
15.13 Practice Problems
16: Finalization
16.1 Repeated Revisions
16.2 Formatting
16.2.1 Formatting Title
16.2.2 Formatting Table of Contents
16.2.3 Justification of Margins
16.2.4 Line Spacing
16.2.5 Formatting Headings
16.2.6 Formatting Headers and Footers
16.2.7 Typeface and Font Size
16.2.8 Capitalization
16.2.9 Capitonyms
16.2.10 Italicizing Words with Non-English Roots
16.2.11 Italics to Specify Items
16.2.12 Formatting Date
16.2.13 Formatting Time
16.2.14 Formatting Numbers
16.2.15 Formatting Units and Symbols
16.2.16 Formatting Lists
16.2.17 Formatting Visuals
Double-Check Placement of Visuals
Refining Visuals
16.2.18 Formatting Equations
Italicized Symbols
16.2.19 References and In-Text Citations
References
In-Text Citations
Recommended Styles for References and Citations
16.3 Formatting Cross-References
16.3.1 Formatting Appendices
16.3.2 Formatting Index
16.4 Proofreading
16.5 Copyright Clearance
16.6 Internal Clearance
16.7 Practice Problems
Part IV: Correspondence
17: Correspondence
17.1 Peer Review Process
17.2 Cover Letter
17.2.1 Structure of Cover Letter
17.2.2 Date in Letter
17.2.3 Salutation
17.2.4 Introduction, Body, and Conclusion
17.2.5 Complementary Close
17.3 Response to Reviewers’ Comments
17.3.1 Class 1 – Complimentary Comments
17.3.2 Class 2 – Editorial Comments
17.3.3 Class 3 – Challenging Comments
17.3.4 Class 4 – Critical Comments
Appendices
A1. Transitional Words and Phrases
A2. American and British English Spellings
A3. Sample Outline
Introduction
Model Development
Model Domain and Assumptions
Governing Equations
Electrochemical Kinetics
Mass Conversion
Charge Conversion
Energy Conversion
Numerical Solution of Model Equations
Results and Discussion
Model Validation
Effects of Separator Thickness and Porosity on Energy Density
Electrolyte Concentration Distribution
Effect of Separator on Thermal Behavior
A4. Sample Response to Reviewers’ Comments
References
Index