A Short Guide to Writing about Biology

Author(s): Jan A. Pechenik

Difference between 9th and 8th editions
Side by side comparison of table of contents helps to figure out the most significant changes.

Key differences between 9th and 8th editions

Time lapse between current and previous publications: 3 years (2015 vs 2012).
Each chapter in the Ninth Ed. of Pechenik's Guide to Writing About Biology begins with What Lies Ahead? section.
Expanded plagiarism topics in chapters 1 and 3.
New material on preparing manuscripts for online submission.
Chapter 11 provides advice on organizing talks and giving regular presentations in class based on a single graph or table from a research paper.
New topics:

Easy Ways to Access the Primary Literature (Ch. 2)
A Note About Co-Authorship (Ch. 9)

9th Edition of
A Short Guide to Writing about Biology

Books a la Carte Editio
Loose Leaf, 272 pages

ISBN-10: 0134008316
ISBN-13: 9780134008318
Published by: Longman, January 23, 2015

with MyWritingLab without Pearson eText
Paperback, 272 pages

ISBN-10: 0133969894
ISBN-13: 9780133969894
Published by: Longman, January 19, 2015

Paperback, 272 pages

ISBN-10: 0321984250
ISBN-13: 9780321984258
Published by: Longman, January 17, 2015

8th Edition of
A Short Guide to Writing about Biology

Paperback, 276 pages

ISBN-10: 020507507X
ISBN-13: 9780205075072
Published by: Pearson, January 13, 2012

Valuepack Item Only
Paperback, 288 pages

ISBN-10: 0321833864
ISBN-13: 9780321833860
Published by: Benjamin Cummings, January 29, 2012

7th Edition of
A Short Guide to Writing about Biology

Paperback, 304 pages

ISBN-10: 0205667279
ISBN-13: 9780205667277
Published by: Longman, July 12, 2009

Valuepack Item Only
Paperback, 304 pages

ISBN-10: 0321668383
ISBN-13: 9780321668387
Published by: Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Company, Subs of Addison Wesley Longman, Inc, July 07, 2009