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Manuscript Structure

A well-structured scientific research manuscript has maximum impact. Manuscript structure not only includes the IMRAD (Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion) but also other parts of a research paper, such as the conclusion, title, abstract, keywords, figures, tables, graphs, and references. This section includes posts on how you can prepare a perfect IMRAD paper as well as work on other important aspects to prepare a well-structured research paper.
5 Basic mistakes in manuscript writing that can lead to rejection
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Every author wants to see their paper published. However, even papers with novel and path breaking findings might face rejection due to basic mistakes in manuscript writing. To avoid this, authors can take care of the following common problems in the introduction, experiment, result, discussion,
The Economist style guide
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This post emphasizes the need to confirm that all the sources that are being cited are credible in order to avoid misrepresenting the facts from cited sources.
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I received the following reviewer comment: “The introduction should be longer and more detailed for the authors to place their work in the field.” Can you suggest how I should write the introduction so that the reviewer is satisfied?
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  • Jul 24, 2014
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I have a question regarding a researcher’s practice in writing. Let me give you some background about this issue. Here’s what this researcher does when writing introductions and literature reviews. He makes certain speculations first and then proceeds to making claims based on those initial speculations. It is worth noting that the claims he makes are sometimes too specific. Following that, he starts looking for evidence to support his claims. I have tried many times to convince him and have...
  • Anonymous
  • Jun 18, 2014
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I am a Spine Surgery Masters' student. I am preparing an SCI paper, but I am facing problems in selecting a research question. Currently, on my clinical job, I perform surgeries and write patient cases. But I am not sure what I should select. I read many SCI papers, and found that their topics are not always very novel; most of them are pretty normal.
  • Anonymous
  • May 8, 2014
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I am a graduate student. How can I accumulate useful resources for future publication?
  • Anonymous
  • Apr 17, 2014
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The first part of this post briefly described what to include in the introduction and materials section
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Although many research papers that follow the so-called IMRaD format (Introduction, Materials and methods, Results, and Discussion) use these words as their main headings, you can choose
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Many journals expect scientific research papers to be written in the traditional format, which is often known as the IMRaD format (Introduction, Materials and methods, Results, and Discussion).
Why journals ask for keywords
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To publish is to make known. By publishing research papers, journals make research known to their readers. However, most researchers read only a few journals regularly. Typically, these

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Structuring a scientific manuscript: Perspective of a managing editor