Tips for writing a research article How to write a research article You’ve completed your study, analyzed your data, and reached some conclusions. Now, it’s time to tell the world about what you’ve found. To do that, you have to write a research article and submit it to an appropriate journal. Maybe you…
Photo by Clint Adair How to Write the Background of Your Study You can think of the background of your study as being like the story that preceded your own work. Usually, you will present this background in the introduction of your paper or thesis, although you also can elaborate on it in some cases in…
Photo by Riccardo Annandale Abstract vs. Introduction: What’s the Difference? The main difference between and abstract and an introduction is that the abstract is a brief summary of your entire study—the aim or objective, methods, results, and conclusions—usually in that order. It gives the highlights of your work, with only the briefest background information. In…
Photo by Patrick Tomasso What’s the Difference Between a Thesis and a Dissertation? In academia, people often seem to use the terms “thesis” and “dissertation” almost interchangeably, but at the administrative level, they have distinct meanings. The meanings also vary between the United States and other countries, such as in Europe. What is a dissertation? The…
11 Tips to Make an Effective Research Presentation The purpose of a presentation is to tell your audience a story. To achieve this goal, the person giving the presentation must place themselves in the shoes of their listeners and determine what they need to know to understand the story. Telling a great story is more…
How to Write a Great Introduction to a Research Paper Photo by Steinar Engeland The aim of the introduction to a research paper The introduction to a research paper orients your reader to the context of your study. It gives the reader just enough background to understand why you’re doing the work. Many journals…
A Guide to Proper Figure and Table Legends in Manuscripts Using figures and tables in a manuscript In preparing your manuscript, you may have information that you can present more efficiently in a figure or table. First, you need to decide which one is better. Tables are good for data that have a…
How To Write an Abstract For a Research Paper Photo by Glenn Carstens-Peters What is an abstract for a research paper? The abstract of a scientific paper is often the only part of it that readers will see, so you will need to use the space wisely. In this section of your manuscript, you…
