How to write a paper.ppt

How to write a paper
A concept sheet
M. Ashby, Univ. of Cambridge
M. Ashby, Univ. of Cambridge
The concept sheet
How to avoid the reviewer’s axe
(Almost) nothing is new
Rely on the believability index
Watch for gambling words
Don’t be a Longfellow
Don’t pull rabbits out of hats
Mine all the gold
Remember:
Reviewers are inarticulate and authors are
(somewhat) paranoid
. Senturia, IEEE/JMEMS (2003)