Writing and Publishing Scientific Articles Course Workbook

14-12 Writing and Publishing Scientific Articles

▪ If all the values in a column would be the same, present the information in a footnote to the table or in the text instead.

▪ Be sure that numeric categories do not overlap or leave out possible values.

▪ In columns, align numbers on the decimal point (real or imaginary). If columns contain text, align the first line in each cell on the left; all lines in a cell after the first line should be indented slightly.

▪ Be sure to check the numbers in all tables before you submit your manuscript.

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