How to write and illustrate scientific papers Contents: 1. Basic rules of writing; 2. Comments on scientific language; 3. Drafting the manuscript; 4. Choosing a journal; 5. Preparing a graph; 6. Drawings; 7. Figure legends; 8. How to design tables; 9. Title; 10. Authors; 11. Abstract; 12. Introduction; 13. Methods; 14. Results; 15. Discussion; 16. Acknowledgements; 17. References; 18. PhD and other doctoral theses; 19. Letters and case reports; 20. Numbers; 21. Abbreviations; 22. How to present statistical results; 23. Typing; 24. Dealing with editors and referees; 25. Correcting proofs; 26. Authors responsibilities.