-- Embarking on a PhD is daunting as, for most students, it will be their first experience working within the academic system. This guide offers a helping hand during and when making decisions about how to move on with their career, specifically in the biological sciences.

-- Examples are tailored to biological science, offering a unique reference for PhD students in these disciplines.

-- The author has authored more than 200 peer reviewed scientific papers and book chapters, and five books. He has been the Editor-in-Chief of an ISI journal for 9 years, and has graduated more than 20 postgraduate students. His blog on writing and publishing in biological sciences is read by thousands globally.

-- The book is directed toward writing, considered by many to be the most difficult aspect of a PhD. It delves into the practical detail of each aspect from Abstract to Supplementary material.

-- Most of the 25,000 universities in the world have postgraduates in biological sciences, and emerging economies, such as India and China, will have special interest in this book as their academic systems still fall outside of the academic mainstream.

-- The book has many short, easy to read, chapters which are interconnected to provide a comprehensive treatment of each subject.