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{> INTRODUCTION AND STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM: A good intoducton sates the man research land tess argument, What precsaly are you studying and why isk mpartan? “RST SSTETD Wife papls oer sues? Never pouse lengthy unieaton fo Your pe before ha been explcy stated Sette Stage site the probe troduction) 5 Topic: Generally describe the topic and how it fits into your ila of study Sotthe scone Describe the environment and its conditions. Introduce and describe the problem Describe what you intend to showlargue and why ‘What sits significance? '> DEVELOP YOUR HYPOTHESES: Your hypothesis is your proposed explanation that you wil est {o determine whether iis tue or false. It wil contain measurable variables (hose that change oF “can be manipulated] Wit TeSUIS That can be compared wih each ober Avoid ove-generaizng ‘and reference the research frdings of others to Support why you think his wil work > SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY: It indicates. the importance tothe society and people and why is ‘needed tobe susie. 1» SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY: indicates as soon as possibe wha you intend to do, attempt You may limit the scope of your paper by any number of “fasts i ian ae, PTT pbc ope.Qnowrapteeaion,natond,anSoon ‘misunderstanding! Ge polite and respectful when a reviewer's comment Include 2 point-by-point ‘explanation of changes made inthe text in response to reviewers’ comments. ‘Once again, carefully reed the paper for Its accuracy in presenting the data, ‘Submit the revised version. ‘Once accepted for publication you should receive the galley proof within a month, This Js one last chance to make any final corrections. > eat ce Cig ze ne tt ot rm tan can ematn a a cemmon knowledge of was not obtained personaly (hough 9 ebservalions), you Must clude seer se te savor Pat rarraicn Fur tte the work of oers tony oes Mok ve ‘proper ed othe researchers, bu is considered plagiarism. There are several ways that references canbe Gtad in a scene pane. You must folow te format described here. Scientific papers usualy do not use {ootnates (0 0 nt) Fora single authored publication you may use elther ofthe following: ‘Most ofthe information inthis ude on how to write @ scentfic research repor originally appearedin CGubanich (1885) +. PORTE Toners a often poinsedbyyelow-ale bats a hohe ltl (Martinez 2001) Fortwo authored publications, these are appropriate in-text citation formats: ‘Some bids are prmarlyinsactvorous and probably oblan all the water they need from the body fds of the secs they eat (Jones and Smih 1963) ‘Johnston and Peters (2014) also showed that pigs sometimes vomit after eating pickled yams © Try to antcipate enticism that affects ether your internal or external validty © These might be considered "laws". > RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: ‘+ RESULTS: you present the data in a straightforward manner with no analysis ofthe reasons the resus occurred or the biological meaning ofthe data (hese comments ‘re reserved forthe Discussion). However, you should interpret the data (preferably ‘atisticlly), highlight signticant data and point out pattems, correlations, and ‘generalizations that emerge. Also write this section using the past tense. ‘+ Data are generally organized into tables andlor figures (graphs). Tables must have a table header (above the table) and figures must be accompanied by a ‘caption (below the igure) Both tables and figures must be referred to in the text (see below for an example of how to cite ths in the text of your paper) + Use of Tables and Figures. Tables and figures summarize data in a form that ‘allows the reader to easily see any correlations, relationships, or patterns that ‘are important. Tabies are made when iis important that specific values are shown (Ce: means, standard deviations, standard errors, etc). Figures are made when itis ‘more. important to shown trends or relationships of data DISCUSSION: After you have explained your resuits, you should expand the discussion by comparing your results to published studies. Compare and contrast your resuits fo those of previous studies, making sure to reference them property You should explain differences from or similafties to any related experiments Completed by other researchers. You should conclude with a final paragraph

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