Me write pretty one day how to write a good scientific paper

Citation: W.A. Wells Me write pretty one day how to write a good scientific paper.
Internet Archive Scholar (search for fulltext): Me write pretty one day how to write a good scientific paper
Tagged:

Summary

Throughout this paper, the main points for writing a successful scientific paper are addressed. The main point that seems to be reiterated throughout the paper is the importance of reiterating your main point in your paper. It is okay to sound repetitive with your main point because, after all, it should be the message that you want your readers to walk away with after reading your paper. It is the one thing that you should keep consistent throughout each section of your paper. The reader wants to know how each step contributes to the main point.

Next, make sure you are being straight to the point. You don’t need to use filler words or extravagant vocabulary. Keep it simple. Make sure to read through your paper and take out any words or phrases that don’t serve a purpose. Either reword them or cut them out completely to make them simpler and to make your paper more direct. Typically, your readers won’t be experts in your topic, so you should keep right on topic and avoid wordy sentences. Make sure to have a clear narrative to your paper. Your abstract is very important. You want to pack it full of information, include: background, a question, what was done, what was found, the conclusion/answer, and implications. After the abstract, make sure your paragraphs flow together. Don’t assume that your reader can connect your ideas and figure out why you are transitioning from topic to topic. Again, keep it simple.

Finally, be sure that you preview your conclusion. Don’t write the entire paper, slowly explain the process, what you have done and then finally state your conclusion. You shouldn't leave your reader guessing at what the conclusion of your paper is. Instead, you should let the reader know what your conclusion is ahead of time so that they are able to more easily follow along with your process.

This article aims to give advice on how to write scientific papers well. It focuses specifically on increasing the effectiveness and clarity of the reader’s writing.

William Wells encourages the reader to delve into the core of their paper and find the one key thought that the reader is supposed to take away from it. The goal is to use language that makes the crux of the paper obvious, not to make the reader search for what it aims to portray. One way of doing this is to repeat the main point often and throughout the entire paper. It should be obvious enough that the findings and significance of the paper should be clear to even someone who is unfamiliar with the particular field of research.

In regards to the structure of the paper, no aspect of it should stand on its own, but rather everything should be tied together by a narrative. The paper should flow from section to section, leading the reader through the logic that led to the paper’s conclusions. The paper should also be organized by specific sections (Abstract, Introduction, Results, etc.) that are structured and complete enough to serve their intended purpose. Specific examples of what should be included in the section are provided within the article.

The article drives home the point that it is not the reader’s job to interpret the data and come to conclusions, but the author’s job to tell their conclusions to the reader. This is where the careful use of language comes in. Some suggestions featured in the article include using signposts to show where their argument is going as it is being established, tying everything together logically, and using fewer words to say a lot. Language use is essential to the clarity and effectiveness of the paper.

This article is quite useful because it follows its own advice, thus providing examples throughout. The main point the reader is meant to take away is introduced right off the bat and repeated throughout while still remaining simple and concise.