How a paper is structured
Although there will be slight variation between journals, there is a pretty standard format and sequence to most published journals. Here we discuss that format and what you should look to find in each section.
This podcast covers
- Authors
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Methods
- Results
- Discussion
Once you’ve listened help consolidate the topics covered with the questions below.
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At the beginning of the paper the names of authors alone should be listed, without any details of their affiliated institutions?
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Reading the abstract alone is not enough to assess the validity of the research?
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The introduction is a thorough literature review which will discuss the best existing evidence base on the topic being researched?
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The methods section can be excluded from the main body of the paper and be placed into an appendix?
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It is inappropriate for results to be shown in tables?
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It is not mandatory for authors to discuss all of the weaknesses of their conducted research?
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