Story of a Paper

Question 1

Describe the best structure for a paper

Answer 1

• Catchy first paragraph - engage interest
• Narrative form based from the hypothesis, and then consider how your hypothesis will have an impact
• Start with the results, prepare the figures and tables and set them out in a powerpoint, then do the methods afterwards
• Write the discussion to consider the impact of the results, and then an abstract with the highlights
• FInish with a compelling introduction
• Write a concise and informative title