Scientific Articles

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Scientific Articles

• Reporting on the scientific method

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Title

• statement of the question or problem

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Author

• Primary author first
• Other authors listed by importance of
  contributions

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Abstract

• Short summary of the paper lt250 words
• With hypothesis and outcome for hypothesis
• Searchable index
• Overview of methods

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Introduction

• Background and significance of the problem
  explored in your study (why is this important?)
• Scientific name (Scientific name) of organisms
  used
• Review of literature

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Materials Methods

• Report of exactly what you did, protocol
• Detailed enough to be duplicated by another
  scientist, who was not present.
• Diagrams of apparatus if necessary

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Results

• Identify control(s) and variable(s)
• Presentation of quantitative data as well as
  qualitative data
• Data in narrative and graphical form
• Data should be repeatable
• No interpretation, leave that for discussion

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Discussion

• Interpretation and discussion of results
• Was your hypothesis supported or refuted?
• What do your results suggest?
• What would you do differently?
• What is the next step?

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Acknowledgements

• Any special thanks/acknowledgements

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References

• Any books or periodical used, especially in the
  background information

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Appendix

• Any information that would be helpful, but is too
  copious and distracting to put in the body of the
  paper.

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Helpful Resources
http//www.an.psu.edu/jxm57/sciwrit.html http//ae
rg.canberra.edu.au/pub/aerg/edupaper.htm http//ww
w.csic.cornell.edu/201/paperguidelines.html