| Preface First Edition |
| Preface Second Edition |
| The Reading Toolkit / Part 1： |
| Require Less from Memory / Chapter 1： |
| The Forgotten or Undefined Acronym |
| The Detached Pronoun |
| The Diverting Synonym |
| The Distant Background |
| The Broken Couple12 The Word Overflow |
| Sustain Attention to Ensure Continuous Reading / Chapter 2： |
| Keep the Story Moving Forward |
| Twist and Shout |
| Pause to Illustrate and Clarify |
| Recreate Local Suspense |
| Reduce Reading Time / Chapter 3： |
| Keep the Reader Motivated / Chapter 4： |
| Dash or Fuel the Hopes of Your Readers, Your Choice |
| Meet the Goals of Your Readers to Motivate Them |
| Bridge the Knowledge Gap / Chapter 5： |
| Bridge to Ground Zero |
| Bridge to Title Words |
| Just-in-Time Bridge by Way of Local Background |
| Set the Reader's Expectations / Chapter 6： |
| Expectations from Grammar |
| Expectations from Science |
| Set Progression Tracks for Fluid Reading / Chapter 7： |
| Topic and Stress |
| Three Topic-Based Progression Schemes to Make Reading Fluid |
| Non Topic-Based Progression Schemes |
| Pause in Progression |
| Troubleshooting Progression Problems |
| Detect Sentence Fluidity Problems / Chapter 8： |
| Reasons for No Expectations |
| Reasons for Betrayed Expectations |
| Control Reading Energy Consumption / Chapter 9： |
| The Energy Bill |
| Punctuation: An Energy Refueling Station |
| Paper Structure and Purpose / Part 2： |
| Title : The Face of Your Paper / Chapter 10： |
| Six Titles to Learn About Titles |
| Six Techniques for Improving Titles |
| Purpose and Qualities of Titles |
| Title Q&A |
| Title Metrics |
| Abstract: The Heart of Your Paper / Chapter 11： |
| The Four Parts |
| Coherence Between Abstract and Title |
| Tense of Verbs and Precision |
| Purpose and Qualities of Abstracts |
| Abstract Q&A |
| Abstract Metrics |
| Headings-Subheadings: The Skeleton of Your Paper / Chapter 12： |
| Four Principles for a Good Structure |
| Syntactic Rules for Headings |
| Purpose and Qualities of Structures |
| Structure Q&A |
| Structure Metrics |
| Introduction: The Hands of Your Paper / Chapter 13： |
| The Introduction Starts Fast and Finishes Strong |
| The Introduction Answers Key Reader Questions |
| The Introduction Frames Through Scope and Definitions |
| The Introduction Is a Personal Active Story |
| Introduction Part II Popular Traps / Chapter 14： |
| The Trap of the Story Plot |
| The Trap of Plagiarism |
| The Trap of Imprecision |
| The Trap of judgmental Words |
| The Deadly Outcome of the Sum of All Traps: Disbelief |
| Purpose and Qualities of Introductions |
| Introduction Q&A |
| Introduction Metrics |
| Visuals: The Voice of Your Paper / Chapter 15： |
| Seven Principles for Good Visuals |
| Purpose and Qualities of Visuals |
| Visuals Q&A |
| Visuals Metrics (calculate your score for each visual) |
| Abstract Versus Conclusions / Chapter 16: Conclusions: The Smile of Your Paper： |
| Examples and Counterexamples |
| Purpose and Qualities of Conclusions |
| Conclusions Q&A |
| Conclusion Metrics (if you have a conclusion) |
| Additional Resources for the Avid Learner / Chapter 17： |
| On Visuals |
| On Grammar |
| On the Evolution of Scientific Writing |
| On Persuasion |
| On Scientific Papers |
| On Writing Process and Reviewers |
| Books on Scientific Writing |
| Epilogue: Your Future Work |
| Index |
| Preface First Edition |
| Preface Second Edition |
| The Reading Toolkit / Part 1： |
| Require Less from Memory / Chapter 1： |
| The Forgotten or Undefined Acronym |
| The Detached Pronoun |
