This concise paperback is one of the best known guides to writing a paper for publication in biomedical journals. Its straightforward format – a chapter covering each of part of the structured abstract – makes it relevant and easy to use for any novice paper writer.

How to Write a Paper addresses the mechanics of submission, including electronic submission, and how publishers handle papers, writing letters to journals abstracts for scientific meetings, and assessing papers. This new edition also covers how to write a book review and updated chapters on ethics, electronic publication and submission, and the movement for open access.

George M Hall is Professor of Anaesthesia at St George's, University of London. He is co-author of How To Survive in Anaesthesia (4th edition 2011) and coeditor of How to Present at Meetings (3rd edition 2011).