Not only undergraduate and graduate students, but also venerable scientists often have to publish the results of their research in scientific journals. Presenting your thoughts in the form of a scientific publication requires painstaking and thoughtful work. The text should be built according to certain rules, taking into account the logic and other requirements for publications of this kind.
It is necessary
- - source materials for the article;
- - paper;
- - fountain pen;
- - Personal Computer.
Instructions
Step 1
Specify the specific requirements for a scientific article in the editorial office of the publication in which you intend to publish your material. They may relate to restrictions on the volume, format, method of submitting material to the editorial office. Separate requirements exist for graphic materials attached to the article.
Step 2
Think over the topic of the article. This stage in writing an article is very important, since it determines the entire further process of working on the text. In essence, the topic is a short and concise reflection of the subject area of research, which determines the terminology and the degree of detail of the reasoning. The specific wording of the topic will also determine the style of presentation.
Step 3
Check out the publications directly related to the topic of your future article. This way you will broaden your understanding of the subject and will be able to absorb the "spirit" of the texts. A deep acquaintance with the problematics is also necessary in order to avoid repeating already known provisions and trivial conclusions. Read scientific texts by famous scientists to master their manner of presenting scientific material.
Step 4
Determine the scope of the article. It will depend on the requirements of a scientific journal, your ownership of the subject matter and the goal that you pursue. A small volume of an article, oddly enough, may require more effort, because you have to express your thoughts in an extremely concise and clearly articulated form.
Step 5
Think over the structure of the article and adhere strictly to it. A scientific publication, as a rule, includes an introduction, a problem statement, a theoretical part, the results of practical research, conclusions and a conclusion summarizing the entire work. Pay special attention to the conclusions. If the work involved the analysis of a certain phenomenon, then the final result must be present in the text.
Step 6
Use a scientific writing style when writing your article. Avoid highly specialized jargon that only a small circle of readers can understand. Try not to use bulky constructions of long complex sentences that stretch over several lines. However, short sentences of three or four words will also not make the presentation intelligible.
Step 7
If there is such a need, supplement the scientific article with graphic materials that explain your theses. These can be schematic images, photographs of an experiment, visual diagrams. The presence of such materials will give the article a more solid appearance, inspiring confidence in the content.
