Consult these resources for tips on how to write a research paper or technical report.
Title |
Format |
Communicate science papers, presentations, and posters effectively |
Online |
Making sense : a student’s guide to research and writing : engineering and the technical sciences |
Print |
Pocket book of technical writing for engineers and scientists |
Print |
Scientific papers and presentations |
Online |
Style and ethics of communication in science and engineering |
Online |
Writing and publishing science research papers in English : a global perspective |
Online |
Writing for science |
Online |
Writing for science and engineering: papers, presentations and reports |
Online |
Writing lab reports |
Online |
Writing technical articles (Columbia University) |
Online |
For more writing resources, click here.
Also, try the McGill Writing Centre.
Citation styles
Best bets
- APA citation style:
- AMS citation style:
- Council of Science Editors (CSE) citation style:
Other popular options
- Chicago citation style:
- Science citation style:
Citation management software
EndNote
- McGill students and staff can download EndNote citation management software for free. With this software you can get references directly from many databases, such as Web of Science.
- A Guide to Using EndNote (PDF handout)
- EndNote can automate the formatting of your references in many different citation styles. If you are using APA, Chicago or Science, the output styles are already installed in EndNote. For AMS and CSE, you will need to download the output styles from the following links: AMS output style and CSE output style. For Windows: Open and save the .ens file in C:\Program files\EndNote\Styles. For Macs: Open and save the .ens file in Applications:EndNote:Styles.
- EndNote Web is also available at McGill University. To access EndNote Web you need to create a personal account. You can sign up for an account with your McGill email address at www.myendnoteweb.com.
- There are library workshops given on how to use this software effectively.
JabRef
- If you are using LaTeX to create your document, you may want to make use of JabRef open source software to manage your references.