Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sect. I. Introduction -- 1.1. The nature of academic writing -- Sect. 2. The academic article -- 2.1. Tides -- 2.2. Authors -- 2.3. Abstracts -- 2.4. Key words -- 2.5. Introductions -- 2.6. Methods -- 2.7. Results -- 2.8. Discussions -- 2.9. Acknowledgements -- 2.10. References -- 2.11. Footnotes -- 2.12. Responding to referees -- 2.13. Proofs -- Sect. 3. Other genres -- 3.1. Books -- 3.2. Theses -- 3.3. Literature reviews -- 3.4. Conference papers -- 3.5. Tables and graphs -- 3.6. Posters -- 3.7. Book reviews -- 3.8. Letters to the editor -- 3.9. Annotated bibliographies -- Sect. 4. Other aspects of academic writing -- 4.1. Finding, keeping and disseminating information -- 4.2. Choosing where to publish -- 4.3. Delays in the publishing process -- 4.4. Refereeing -- 4.5. Sex differences in academic writing -- 4.6. Procrastination and writers block -- 4.7. Collaborative writing -- 4.8. Productive writers -- A.1. Guidelines for academic writing -- A.2. Guidelines for revising text -- A.3. Abbreviations for American states used in citing references.