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Paper Scientific

The kind of academic article that I am discussing here is called an original research paper. A
scientific paper follows a common research-based writing format that provides deeper insight into
the intent of each section.

A scientific paper is a written account that describes the results of original research, whose format
has been defined by centuries of evolving traditions, editing practices, scientific ethics, and
interactions with printing and publishing services. Scientific papers are meant to share ones own
original research work with other scientists, or to critique the work done by others. A scientific
paper is a manuscript representing original research work or study.

Scientific papers are a means by which scientists communicate their work to the world. Scientific
research papers offer scientists a way of communicating to other scientists the results of their
research.

Scientific articles are structured in ways that direct readers to the results of your research. A
standard format is used for scientific research articles, whereby the authors present research in an
orderly, logical way.

To be accepted by referees and quoted by readers, papers need to do more than present a
chronological narrative of research works. You need to present major scientific publications that
build upon your work, quote some initial, significant works, including recent review articles. You
may also want to look at articles published in the prepublication research networks, but think about
balancing those references with references to peer-reviewed studies.

Formats differ between journals, so when preparing your science paper for assignment, pick one
journal from the area you are interested in and follow its format for your references list. If your
paper is proposing a new technique, you should include details to allow an informed reader to
replicate an experiment. Any results in your paper need to be reproducible from the methods
section, so if you developed a completely new experimental method, spell it out in painful detail,
including setup, controls, and protocols, as well as manufacturers and parts numbers, where
relevant.

The results and methods sections let you dissect your paper to make sure that it stands up to
scientific scrutiny. The materials and methods sections give enough details so that other scientists
can replicate the experiments presented in the paper. Regardless of the particular course being
taught, this handbook may be used as a reference for writing academic papers, independent research
projects, and lab reports. These steps and tips will be helpful for anyone interested in the
presentation of scientific findings, and they will bring up important points that scientists should
think about in their own writing practices.

While it is obvious that reading a scientific paper becomes easier as you gain more experience,
stumbling blocks are real, and it is up to every scientist to determine and adopt techniques that best
suit him or her. Having good habits about reading the scientific literature is critical for setting
yourself up for success, for discovering new research questions, and for closing gaps in ones current
understanding; developing these good habits is a critical first step. Reading and understanding
research papers is a skill that every doctor and scientist has had to learn throughout their grad
school years. Publishing a paper in a journal is an integral part of conducting research, but it is often
not taught how to write it.
The task of writing a research article and getting it submitted to a journal for publication is time-
consuming and usually a difficult one. Successfully producing the written product to submit to a
peer-reviewed scientific journal requires considerable effort. For a studys findings to become
available to other professionals, and potentially impact a larger scientific community, it needs to be
written and published.

If you are interested in publishing your own scientific work, the websites of scientific journals also
offer a clear mission statement for journals as well as submission guidelines for potential authors.
Such abstracts enable other scientists to rapidly review a vast body of scientific literature, deciding
which articles they would like to read more deeply. Scientific papers are thus crucial for the
evolution of modern science, whereby one scientists work builds on that of others.

In fact, an abstract is often the only part of the paper many laypeople read when trying to construct
scientific arguments. The abstract should be somewhat less technical than the actual paper itself;
you do not want to discourage your potential audience from reading your paper. Be able to express
this in one sentence, as this is a phrase that you will return to several times during your paper. If you
cannot express the key finding or achievement in one sentence, you are not ready to write a paper.

Surprisingly, writing a paper the way you would read a book is not the easiest method. Not only are
you reading sections out of the order in which they are presented, you also need to make notes, read
a science paper several times, and likely look at other papers to get some details. I do not generally
try to figure out every detail of all sections on my first reading of the paper.

If I want to dig into the paper, I typically read the paper completely, then also read some previous
papers by this group, or other papers that cover the same subject. This lets me know whether it is a
paper that interests me, and if I can really make sense of it -- scientifically as well as linguistically.
Either way, a reader needs to know what direction a paper is headed to make sense of evidence
developments.

Grammar and spelling are just as important as your scientific narrative; a badly written paper will
have limited impact, no matter how good the ideas expressed are (Harley et al. No matter how
brilliant an actual experiment is, a poorly written science paper can have negative effects on ones
career honours, or worse, may even stop a paper from being published in the first place. It is
important to recognize that we need to make short cuts in reading papers to allow us to do our other
jobs, including writing, conducting research, attending meetings, teaching, and revising papers.

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