scientific reading and writing

Question 1

list the 7 sections of content in a scientific paper

Answer 1

1. title
2. authors and affiliations in the study
3. abstract
4. materials and method
5. results
6. discussion
7. references

Question 2

who should appear in section 2?

Answer 2

anyone that helped in the study and the scientific institution that they are attached to. the list must be in order of contribution. the senior overseeing researcher should be put last.

Question 3

what should be included in section 3 and to which degree of detail- (invert triangle)?

Answer 3

use ‘inverted triangle’ method. start broad and get more specific. general info then previous research on topic then the question you aim to pose.

Question 4

what is included in section 4?

Answer 4

detailed method (not instructions) written in past tense

Question 5

how would section 5 be laid out?

Answer 5

provide a narrative description of results in the legends and provide statistical analysis of the figures

Question 6

how would section 6 be formatted (what degree of detail- triangle)?

Answer 6

results are critically assessed and tied to possible faults in methodology. comparisons are drawn from other papers to either support or criticise own findings. use the ‘triangle’ method- begin specific with own study then broaden and links to others.

Question 7

how should a reference list be composed?

Answer 7

list all references in full and use the house style required