THOMAS R. SMYTH is a lecturer at Charles Sturt University in NSW, Australia. He has also held academic appointments at the University of Adelaide, Flinders University and the University of Canberra. He is the author of Writing in Psychology: A Student Guide.

A Note to Students Introduction PART 1: ACADEMIC PAPERS Writing and Thinking Scientific Writing Style Academic Standards PART 2: SOURCES Evaluating Sources Citing Sources Quotations The Reference List PART 3: WRITING Writing a Paper Drafts and Editing PART 4: ESSAYS AND LITERATURE REVIEWS An Overview of Essays and Literature Reviews Preparation and Planning of a Paper Writing an Essay or Literature Review PART 5: QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH An Overview of a Research Report Preparation and Planning pf a Research Report Writing a Research Report Reporting Statistics Using Figures and Tables Preparing Figures and Tables PART 6: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH Qualitative Research Reports PART 7: RESOURCE MATERIAL Grammar Punctuation Spelling and Capitalization Abbreviations and Numbers Typing and Presentation Marking Papers APPENDICES Recommended Presentation Style Requirements for Student Papers Examples of Citing Common Sources Examples of Presentation of Publication Details in a Reference List Common Standard Abbreviations Abbreviations Commonly used in Statistics Typing Format for Headings and Subheadings Headings and Subheadings for a Simple Research Report Headings and Subheadings for a Multiple Experiment Research Report An Example of a Research Report An Example of a Poorly Written Research Report Checklist