Basic rules of writing -- Comments on scientific language -- Drafting the manuscript -- Choosing a journal -- Preparing a graph -- Drawings -- Figure legends -- How to design tables -- Title -- Authors -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Methods -- Results -- Discussion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Ph.D. and other doctoral theses -- Letters and case reports -- Numbers -- Abbreviations -- How to present statistical results -- Typing -- Dealing with editors and referees -- Correcting proofs -- Authors' responsibilities.