Writing Academic and Scientific Documents

The book, Redação de Documentos Académicos e Científicos, aims to be a comprehensive manual to support students in producing high-quality documents. It combines theory and practice to meet the needs of academic studies in health sciences. It is divided into two parts. The first part addresses the fundamentals of scientific communication: types of work, formatting standards, document structuring, and the process of submitting and reviewing articles. It also includes essential chapters on research ethics, combating plagiarism, identifying predatory journals, and understanding bibliometric indicators. The second part presents specific guidelines for different types of documents: internship and laboratory reports, scientific abstracts, posters, oral communications, research projects, scientific articles, and professional application documents (CVs and cover letters). With practical examples, diagrams, charts and various tips, the book aims to be a permanent reference tool, suitable for both initial learning and the improvement of more experienced writers. This manual was written by teachers and experts from various fields and institutions, in a collaborative effort that aims to respond to the specificities of the national and European academic context, filling an important gap in Portuguese-language literature on scientific communication.