DESIGN, WRITING AND PUBLICATION OF SCIENTIFIC MANUSCRIPTS – DESIGN OF SCIENTIFIC MANUSCRIPTS
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https://doi.org/10.25753/BirthGrowthMJ.v22.i1.12904Keywords:
Scientific education, design of scientific manuscriptsAbstract
In this first manuscript, from four that comprise the heading “DESIGN, WRITING AND PUBLISHING OF SCIENTIFIC MANUSCRIPTS”, as part of the “SCIENTIFIC EDUCATION” section of the journal “NASCER E CRESCER”, we reflect on the steps that should precede the writing of a scientific paper, in view to its publication in a periodic journal.
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