How to Write a Scientific Paper from Start to Finish

In this video, I will take you through the entire process of how to write a scientific paper from start to finish for submission to a journal. If you wish to jump to a particular section, see the times provided below. Links to the example paper and to more detailed instructions for writing the sections of a paper are also listed.

00:00 Intro
00:55 Prepare to Write
03:57 Title Page
05:31 Abstract
06:52 Introduction
09:01 Methods
11:06 Results
13:22 Discussion
15:28 Conclusions
15:52 Acknowledgments
16:05 Literature Cited
16:59 Extras (cover letter, graphical abstract, author roles, competing interests)
18:09 Next Steps

Example paper used in this video:

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[madnan]

One of the best explanation on complete paper writing

[AndyCorkum]

This is really helpful -- and also concise. It will be great to pass along to graduate students. Thank you.

[dr.hachimenumamadi]

This is an informative and great video. Thank you very much.

[Mohamed-ljcm]

Thank you for your explanations,
can I submit a scientific article in a journal indexed in scopus Q1, but this article is based on a problem in an article that is not indexed in scopus??

[weizhang]

Could you please teach us how to write a discussion? Always find it so hard. Thanks

[wezbrown]

Mam, I would like to know how I could review the most relevant and recent papers on my topic. How can I find the paper? How do I select a journal? How do I know the topic I am looking for is in this journal?

[kanwarpreetsinghbrar]

Can we write scientific journal as a graduate student?

[seifzeghichi]

Is it a good idea to write an article about how to use a software?
I wrote in the introduction that reading the manual is time consuming, and this paper could help ....
Should I continue writing or should I not bother?

[janbryanretuta]

Notes:

• Writing Prep:
1. Organize results
2. Review literature
3. Know your audience

MANUSCRIPT PARTS
1. Title page
2. Abstract
3. Introduction
4. Methods
5. Results
6. Discussion
7. Conclusions
8. Acknowledgments
9. Literature Cited
10. Figures and Tables

Notes:
• Times New Roman 12pt (Double Spaced)
• Title page contains: Title, Authors, Affiliations (contacts)
• Abstract - summary of the paper, only part that is read.
Main abstract pts:
1. Problem
2. Method
3. Key findings
4. Significance
• Introduction - where the readers will know why the problem relates to them
Intro main parts:
1. Opening
2. Review literature
3. Set aims (questions, hypothesis, rationale)
• Methods - where you will show a rigorous study with sufficient details
Methods Sub parts:
1. Site description
2. Study of variables
3. Experimental design (diagram w expln)
4. Analytical methods
5. Statistics
• Results - how the experiments turned out (usage of presentation tables)
- present only the important findings
- summarize results
- avoid interpretations
• Discussion - to explain results
Sub parts:
1. Brief overview
2. Interpretation of data
3. Importance
4. Limitations
• Conclusion - not a summary
- describe importance
• Acknowledgements - giving credits
• Literature cited - ensure accuracy
• Figures and Tables - follow journal adviser’s instructions
• Extras - questions, graphical abstract
- authors’ roles in paper

Notes:
- revise
- save each revision
- get presubmission reviews (checking)
- proofread before submission
- organize

[antonioliriololi]

Excelente video muchas gracias. El problema que tengo es que no se qué servicio o método usar para que mi artículo esté en el idioma ingles sin errores. Tengo Pro Grammar Aid y también Grammarly pero creo que no es suficiente.

[sohaibalam]

I have task to write in 5k words on data science related research.

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