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  1. StructureofaResearchPaper:TipstoImprove YourManuscript EnagoAcademy is here to answer all your questions related to academic research and publishing.

  2. ENAGO ACADEMY Enago Academy offers comprehensive and up-to-date resources for researchers, publishers, editors, and students to learn and share their experience about research and publishing. Enago Academy also conducts workshops primarily for ESL authors, early-stage researchers, and graduate students. Our advanced workshop modules cater to the needs of researchers who want to know more about the issues pertinent to successful publication.

  3. ENAGO Enago is the trusted name in author services for the global research community. Since 2005, we have worked with researchers in more than 125 countries improving the communication of their research and helping them to achieve success in publication. We have offices in Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai, Istanbul, and New York. Enago operates globally with regional teams supporting researchers locally. Enago is the preferred partner for many leading universities and research organizations worldwide. In addition, we also collaborate with prominent publishers and societies to overcome regional challenges.

  4. 8/30/2018 Structure of a Research Paper: Tips to Improve Your Manuscript - EnagoAcademy StructureofaResearchPaper:TipstoImprove YourManuscript Lastupdated Aug 27, 2018 You’vespentmonthsoryearsconductingyouracademicresearch.Nowit’stimetowriteyourjournalarticle.For some,thiscanbecomeadauntingtaskbecausewritingisnottheirforte.Itmightbecomedifkculttoevenstart writing.However,onceyouorganizeyourthoughtsandbeginwritingthemdown,theoveralltaskwillbecome easier. Weprovidesomehelpfultipsforyouhere. Organize YourThoughts Perhapsoneofthemostimportanttasksbeforeyouevenbegintowriteistogetorganized.Bythispoint,your dataiscompiledandanalyzed.Youmostlikelyalsohavemanypagesof“notes”.Thesemustalsobeorganized. Fortunately,thisismucheasiertodothaninthepastwithhand-writtennotes.Presumingthatthesetasksare completed, what’snext? https://www.enago.com/academy/perspective-how-to-share-opinion-on-research-articles/

  5. 8/30/2018 Structure of a Research Paper: Tips to Improve Your Manuscript - EnagoAcademy  Related:Readywithyourtitleandlookingforwardtomanuscriptsubmission?Checkthese journalselectionguidelinesnow! Whensuggestingthatyouorganizeyourthoughts,wemeantotakealookatwhatyouhavecompiled.Ask yourselfwhatyouaretryingtoconveytothereader.Whatisthemostimportantmessagefromyourresearch? Howwillyourresultsaffectothers?Ismoreresearchnecessary? Writeyouranswersdownandkeepthemwhereyoucanseethemwhilewriting.Thiswillhelpyoufocusonyour goals. AimforClarity Yourpapershouldbepresentedasclearlyaspossible.Youwantyourreaderstounderstandyourresearch.You alsodonotwantthemtostopreadingbecausethetextistootechnical. Keepinmindthatyourpublishedresearchwillbeavailableinacademicjournalsallovertheworld.Thismeans thatpeopleofdifferentlanguageswillreadit.Moreover,evenwithscientists,thiscouldpresentalanguage barrier.Accordingtoarecentarticle,alwaysrememberthefollowingpointsasyouwrite: Clarity:Clearydekneterms;avoidnonrelevantinformation. Simplicity:Keepsentencestructuresimpleanddirect. Accuracy:Representalldataandillustrationsaccurately. Forexample,considerthefollowingsentence:  “Chemicalxhadaneffectonmetabolism.” Thisisanambiguousstatement.Itdoesnottellthereadermuch.Statetheresultsinstead:  https://www.enago.com/academy/perspective-how-to-share-opinion-on-research-articles/

  6. 8/30/2018 Structure of a Research Paper: Tips to Improve Your Manuscript - EnagoAcademy  “Chemicalxincreasedfatmetabolismby20percent.” Allscientikcresearchalsoprovidesignikcanceofkndings,usuallypresentedasdekned“P”values.Besureto explainthesekndingsusingdescriptiveterms.Forexample,ratherthanusingthewords“signikcanteffect,”usea moredescriptiveterm,suchas“signikcantincrease.” Formoretips,pleasealsosee“TipsandTechniquesforScientikcWriting”.Inaddition,itisveryimportanttohave yourpapereditedbyanativeEnglishspeakingprofessionaleditor.Therearemanyeditingservicesavailablefor academicmanuscriptsandpublicationsupportservices. Research PaperStructure Withtheaboveinmind,youcannowfocusonstructure.Scientikcpapersareorganizedintospecikcsectionsand eachhasagoal.Wehavelistedthemhere. Title Yourtitleisthemostimportantpartofyourpaper.Itdrawsthereaderinandtellsthemwhatyouare presenting. Moreover, if you think about the titles of papers that you might browse in a day and whichpapersyouactuallyread,you’llagree. Thetitleshouldbeclearandinterestingotherwisethereaderwillnotcontinuereading. Authors’namesandafkliationsareonthetitlepage. Abstract Theabstractisasummaryofyourresearch.Itisnearlyasimportantasthetitlebecausethereader willbeabletoquicklyreadthroughit. Mostjournals,theabstractcanbecomedividedintoveryshortsectionstoguidethereaderthrough thesummaries. Keepthesentencesshortandfocused. Avoidacronymsandcitations. Introduction Includebackgroundinformationonthesubjectandyourobjectiveshere. Materials andMethods Describethematerialsusedandincludethenamesandlocationsofthemanufacturers. Foranyanimalstudies,includewhereyouobtainedtheanimalsandastatementofhumane treatment.  Clearlyandsuccinctlyexplainyourmethodssothatitcanbeduplicated. Criteriaforinclusionandexclusioninthestudyandstatisticalanalysesshouldbeincluded. https://www.enago.com/academy/perspective-how-to-share-opinion-on-research-articles/

  7. 8/30/2018 Structure of a Research Paper: Tips to Improve Your Manuscript - EnagoAcademy Results Discussyourkndingshere. Becarefultonotmakedeknitivestatements. Yourresultssuggestthatsomethingisorisnottrue. Thisistrueevenwhenyourresultsproveyourhypothesis. Discussion Discusswhatyourresultsmeaninthissection. Limitations Discussanystudylimitations.Suggestadditionalstudies. Acknowledgments Acknowledgeallcontributors. References Allcitationsinthetextmusthaveacorrespondingreference. Checkyourauthorguidelinesforformatprotocols. Tables andFigures Inmostcases,yourtablesandkguresappearattheendofyourpaperorinaseparatekle. Thetitles(legends)usuallybecomelistedafterthereferencesection. Besurethatyoudekneeachacronymandabbreviationineachtableandkgure. HelpfulRules Intheirarticleentitled,“Tensimplerulesforstructuringpapers,”inPLOSComputationalBiology,authorsMensh andKordingprovided10helpfultipsasfollows: Focusonacentralcontribution. Writeforthosewhodonotknowyourwork. Usethe“context-content-conclusion”approach. Avoidsuperfluousinformationanduseparallelstructures. Summarizeyourresearchintheabstract. Explaintheimportanceofyourresearchintheintroduction. Explainyourresultsinalogicalsequenceandsupportthemwithkguresandtables. Discussanydatagapsandlimitations. Allocateyourtimeforthemostimportantsections. Getfeedbackfromcolleagues. Someoftheseruleshavebeenbrieflydiscussedabove;however,thestudydonebytheauthorsdoesprovide detailedexplanationsonallofthem. Helpful Sites https://www.enago.com/academy/perspective-how-to-share-opinion-on-research-articles/

  8. 8/30/2018 Structure of a Research Paper: Tips to Improve Your Manuscript - EnagoAcademy Visitthefollowinglinksformorehelpfulinformation: “Somewritingtipsforscientikcpapers” “HowtoStructureYourDissertation” “ConcisenessinAcademicWriting:HowtoPruneSentences” “HowtoOptimizeSentenceLengthinAcademicWriting” So,doyoufollowanyadditionaltipswhenstructuringyourresearchpaper?Sharethemwithusinthecomments below! If you have any questions related to scientific editing services or manuscript services of Enago, please contact - orders@enago.com. REPORTING RESEARCH PUBLISHING RESEARCH IMPORTANT LINKS OUR SERVICES ABOUTUS EnglishEditingContactUs GLOBAL ENAGO Language& Grammar Selecting Journals PhDs & PostdocsServices GuestContributor Product & Service Copy Editing ReviewsServices AboutEnago Academy Journal Guidelines Submitting Manuscripts Substantive Editing Services Ask aQuestion! Manuscripts& Grants Understanding Reviews Publication Support Services Reference Management Understanding Ethics Proofreading Services Figures &Tables Enago Academy offers comprehensive and up-to-date resources for researchers, publishers, editors, and students to learn and sharetheirexperienceaboutresearchandpublishing. Enago AcademyalsoconductsworkshopsprimarilyforESLauthors,early- stageresearchers,andgraduatestudents.Ouradvancedworkshopmodulescatertotheneedsofresearcherswhowanttoknow moreabouttheissuespertinenttosuccessfulpublication.ReadMore Copyright © - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | PrivacyPolicy | Terms & Conditions| ContactUs  Manuscriptdraftingtips https://www.enago.com/academy/perspective-how-to-share-opinion-on-research-articles/

  9. 8/30/2018 Structure of a Research Paper: Tips to Improve Your Manuscript - EnagoAcademy Leaveacomment Perspective:HowtoShareOpinionon ResearchArticles LastupdatedMay21,2018 Whenwethinkofresearcharticles,mostofthetimewethinkofarticlesthatpresenttheresultsofstudiesthat took a long time to complete. Generally, these articles contain theories, testable hypotheses and extensive methodologicaljustikcationsforconductinganalyses.Thereare,however,manyothertypesofresearcharticles that are published in scientikc journals. One of them, a perspective article, presents an important topic, groundbreakingresearch,oradifferentviewofanexistingissuebyanexpertinthatkeldofresearch. HowItAllFitsTogether Mostoftheresearcharticlespublishedbyacademicjournalsareoriginalresearcharticles.Journaleditorstendto preferthistypeofarticle,especiallyifitpresentsimportantadvancementsinaresearchkeld,orcounterintuitive results.Othertypesofresearcharticlesincludebookreviews,casereports,editorials,interviews,commentaries,  https://www.enago.com/academy/perspective-how-to-share-opinion-on-research-articles/

  10. 8/30/2018 Structure of a Research Paper: Tips to Improve Your Manuscript - EnagoAcademy prokles,andinterviews,andperspectives.Eachjournalultimatelydecides,basedontheirkeldspecialty,what typesofresearcharticlestheywishtopublish.Forexample,somesocialsciencejournals(ComparativePolitical Studies)donotacceptperspectiveresearcharticles,whileothersrefertothemasletters. Perspectiveresearcharticleshaveanimportantroleintheacademicresearchportfolio.Theystimulatefurther interest about presented topics within the reader audience. They are different from other types of articles becausetheypresentadifferenttakeonanexistingissue,tacklenewandtrendingissues,oremphasizetopics that are important, but have been neglected, in the scholarly literature. In some scientikc kelds they bridge differentareasofresearchthatthejournalpublishes,whileinotherstheybringnewissuesandideastothe forefront.Ingeneral,theirroleistoenlightenageneralaudienceaboutimportantissues. WhyWriteaPerspective? Whiletheincentivesystemofacademictenureandpromotionemphasizespublicationoforiginalresearch, writingothertypesofarticlesisalsobenekcialfortheresearchersinthelongrun.Itgivesresearchersthe opportunitytocontributetotheirdisciplineindifferentways,whileatthesametimeenhancingtheirown professionalwork. Aperspectivearticleisawayforyoungresearcherstogainexperienceinthepublicationsprocessthatcanbe oftenarduousandtimeconsuming.Itcanbeawayinwhichtheylearnfromthepublicationprocesswhiletheyare workingontheiroriginalresearcharticlesthatoftentakeyearstocomplete. Inthecaseofexperiencedresearchers,writingaperspectivearticleprovidesthematleasttwodistinctbenekts: krst,itallowsthemtostepbackandreflectonasignikcantissuethattheymayknowalotabout,butthatthey haveneverhadthetimetoaddress.Thesecondbenektisthattheresearchergetstheopportunitytogivetheir ownauthorialvoicetoapublishedarticlethatwillreachawideaudience. PayAttentiontoDetail Beforeonedecidestowriteandsubmitaperspectiveresearcharticletoanacademicjournal,itisimportantto becomefamiliarwiththearticleexpectationsofthetargetjournal. Althoughacademicjournalsholdasimilardeknitionandpurposeofaperspectivearticle,therearedifferencesin thetechnicalrequirementseachjournalhas.Whenitcomestothelengthoftheperspectivearticle,somejournals have strict limitations while others allow articles to vary the length within a given range. For example, some academicjournalsin the keld of biological sciences and medicine have a limitation of 1,500 and 1,200 words respectively,withdeknedreferenceandkgurelimits.Anotherjournalinthesamekeldhasalessrestrictivelimit of2,000-4,000wordsandamoregenerousreferencelimit. Withrespecttothestructureoftheperspectivearticle,journalsdeknetheirexpectationsindifferent terms.Somejournalsplaceanemphasisonthestructureofthearticle,requiringsectionssuchastheabstract, introduction,topicsandconclusion.Otherjournalsmakesuggestionsonthenatureofthetitleandthespecikc conceptualconnectionsintheassignedkeld.Somejournalstakethetimetoexplaintheirviewandexpectationin  writingperspectivearticles,makesuggestionsandprovidelistsofthingstoincludeandavoidintheperspective article. https://www.enago.com/academy/perspective-how-to-share-opinion-on-research-articles/

  11. 8/30/2018 Structure of a Research Paper: Tips to Improve Your Manuscript - EnagoAcademy Writingaperspectivearticlecanhavemanybenektstoauthors.Althoughwritingoneislessdemandingthanan originalresearcharticle,itisrecommendedthatanaspiringauthorconsultthetargetedjournalforrequirements. Thiswillensurethatthejournalexpectationsaremet,andthattheauthorhasapositivekrstexperienceinthe writingofthistypeofresearcharticle. Haveyouhadtheexperienceofwritingaperspectivearticle?Ifyes,thenwhatarethekeypointsyoukeptinmind whiledoingso?Pleaseletusknowyourthoughtsinthecommentssectionbelow.  Manuscriptdrafting tips Leaveacomment If you have any questions related to scientific editing services or manuscript services of Enago, please contact - orders@enago.com. REPORTING RESEARCH PUBLISHING RESEARCH IMPORTANT LINKS OUR SERVICES ABOUTUS EnglishEditingContactUs GLOBAL ENAGO Language& Grammar Selecting Journals PhDs & PostdocsServices GuestContributor Product & Service Copy Editing ReviewsServices AboutEnago Academy Journal Guidelines Submitting Manuscripts Substantive Editing Services Ask aQuestion! Manuscripts& Grants Understanding Reviews Publication Support Services Reference Management Understanding Ethics Proofreading Services Figures &Tables Enago Academy offers comprehensive and up-to-date resources for researchers, publishers, editors, and students to learn and sharetheirexperienceaboutresearchandpublishing. Enago AcademyalsoconductsworkshopsprimarilyforESLauthors,early- stageresearchers,andgraduatestudents.Ouradvancedworkshopmodulescatertotheneedsofresearcherswhowanttoknow moreabouttheissuespertinenttosuccessfulpublication.ReadMore Copyright © - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | PrivacyPolicy | Terms & Conditions| ContactUs  https://www.enago.com/academy/perspective-how-to-share-opinion-on-research-articles/

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