Writing papers for scientific journals Prof. Dr. Lewis Joel Greene Departamento de Biologia Celular, Molecular e  Bioagentes  Patogênicos Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto Universidade de São Paulo General Considerations: • Scientific writing is a specialized type of writing, just like the writing of novels, poetry, plays, newspaper articles, memorandums, reports, and even letters to your boy/girlfriend.• •Scientific writing includes journal articles, reports, theses, laboratory notebooks, protocols, textbooks and monographs. All are types of scientific writing, even though they differ in terms of objectives, structure and use of language. More Information

How editors evaluate scientific papers for publication Prof. Dr. Lewis Joel Greene Departamento de Biologia Celular, Molecular e  Bioagentes  Patogênicos Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto Universidade de São Paulo The progress of science depends on confidence in the integrity of the scientific literature.   More Information

Effect of scielo open access on brazilian scientific journals Prof. Dr. Lewis Joel Greene Departamento de Biologia Celular, Molecular e  Bioagentes  Patogênicos Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto Universidade de São Paulo Open Access in Brazil: SciELO and the CAPES Portal. Lost Science in the Third World. What has changed since Open Access came to Brazil? Brazilian science published in First World Journals. Why should developing countries publish their own journals?   More Information