Writing scientific reports and papers differs from writing papers for general English classes. The books and resources below might be useful when writing papers in the Biological and Life Sciences. One style guide for Biological Sciences is:
Style Manual Committee, Council of Science Editors. Scientific style and format: the CSE manual for authors, editors, and publishers Reston, VA: The Council; 2006. Malpass Library Reference, 2nd Floor REF T11 .S386 2006
The following guides on scientific writing are available online:
Each discipline in the Biological and Life Sciences may have a different writing style. Check the information for authors provided by journals in specific disciplines, especially the major journal published by societies in those disciplines. The following links connect to lists of professional organizations in various Biological and Life Science disciplines developed and maintained by the Scholarly Societies Project at the University of Waterloo Library.