Scientific Research Paper Basics

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What are the main parts of a scientific paper?

Title, Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, References, Appendix.

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What does IMRAD stand for?

Introduction, Methods, Results, And Discussion.

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What are the 5 writing steps?

Prewrite, Write, Revise, Edit, Proofread.

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What makes a good title?

Short, clear, and specific.

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What’s in an abstract?

A short summary: question, method, results, conclusion.

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What does the intro do?

Gives background and states the question.


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What goes in Methods?

What you did and how.

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What’s in the Results section?

Just the data (with graphs/tables). No opinions.

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What’s in the Discussion section?

What the results mean and why they matter.

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What citation style is used?

IEEE style.

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What goes in the appendix?

Raw data and extra info.


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Should you use fancy words?

No, keep it simple.

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Can you say "I" or "we"?

Yes, if it helps explain better.

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Should you reference your graphs?

Yes! Say things like “See Figure 1”.