SUMMARIZING SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

STRUCTURE OF SCIENTIFIC PAPER

A scientific paper is a written report describing original research results whose format has been defined by centuries of developing tradition, editorial practice, scientific ethics and the interplay with printing and publishing services.

« A SCIENTIFC PAPER IS STRUCTURED IN A WAY THAT HELPS YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS DONE ,WHY IT WAS DONE AND HOW IT WAS DONE. »

Most journal-style scientific papers are subdivided into the following sections :

STRUCTURE OF A SCIENTIFIC PAPER

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TITLE

TITLE

Descriptive title that gives the reader a sense of the topic and possibly the results

AUTHORS AND AFFILIATION

AUTHORS AND AFFILIATION

It is common to mention the name of the author(s) after the title of the research, followed in the line below by the name of the university or institute that each of the authors works with.

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

A well structured abstract that provides context and findings. An abstract summarizes the main contents of the paper and should give the reader a well-defined idea of what the paper is about.

The reader should not need to read the entire paper to learn about results findings and conclusion

KEYWORDS

KEYWORDS

A series of keywords that are used to associate the paper with specific topics, methods and tools

It is common to write keywords at the end of the abstract. In this way, after reading the abstract and getting familiar with the process of the research, the reader will understand what the main concepts and themes of the research are.

Conseil

Depending on the length and content of the article, between 5 and 7 keywords are needed.

INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION

An introduction that provides the relevant research and puts the paper in context of what has been done before .

Fondamental

Introduction serves two purposes

  • Stimulating interest in the subject

  • Putting the article in a larger context

    Generally introductions do this by leading readers from the general (what is already known by the topic) to the specific (what is not yet known) to the focused question the authors are asking.

    Thus, authors describe previous work and how their work relates to it .

METHODOLOGY

METHODOLOGY

A methodology section (sometimes called the Materials and Method section OR population and Method section) describes the data, methods and tools that were used. It describes how the results were generated.

This section tells the reader what experiments were done to answer the question stated in the introduction.

Remarque

Methods can be difficult to read for students because the technical language and a level of detail sufficient for another trained scientist to repeat the experiments

RESULTS

RESULTS

This section states what the authors found.

The results of a paper are simply a presentation of the results obtained corresponding to the methods described in the previous section, organized to make them accessible to the reader. Often these results are presented in tables and/or graphs. Well crafted tables and figures require very little in terms of supporting text in the body of the paper.

DISCUSSION

DISCUSSION

This section provides a clear answer to the question posed in the introduction and explains how their results support their conclusions.

The purpose of the Discussion section is to explain the results and show how they help to answer the research questions posed in the Introduction. This discussion generally passes through the stages of summarizing the results, discussing whether results are expected or unexpected, comparing these results to previous work, interpreting and explaining the results (often by comparison to a theory or model), and hypothesizing about their generality.

Conseil

Once you have read this section think about whether you understand and believe the author's [1]Claims[1][1]

CONCLUSION

CONCLUSION

The Conclusion is intended to help the reader understand why your research should matter to them after they have finished reading the paper. A conclusion is not Merely[2] a summary of the main topics covered or a re-statement of your research problem, but a synthesis of key points and, if applicable, where you recommend new areas for future research.

Fondamental

A well-written conclusion provides you with important opportunities to demonstrate to the reader your understanding of the research problem.

REFERENCE SECTION

REFERENCE SECTION

This Section Highlights[3] the relevant papers that have been used cited and how this paper builds upon those previous one .

  1. Claims

    Claims are, essentially, the evidence that writers or speakers use to prove their point.

  2. Merely

    merely used to emphasize that you mean exactly what you are saying and nothing more:.

  3. Highlights

    Attract attention to or emphasize something important

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