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The Triad of Scientific Publication: Reading, Writing, and Reviewing
Published
Author(s)
John M. Butler
Abstract
A workshop on scientific publication was presented at the 2013 ISFG conference by the author, who has written four widely-used textbooks and 150 peer-reviewed articles and invited book chapters. This article is a summary of key points made during the workshop. Slides from the workshop are available on the NIST STRBase website at http://www.cstl.nist.gov/strbase/NISTpub.htm.
Citation
Forensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series
Butler, J.
(2013),
The Triad of Scientific Publication: Reading, Writing, and Reviewing, Forensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series
(Accessed October 12, 2025)