PowerPoint Presentation CÁCH VIẾT BÀI BÁO KHOA HỌC (SCIENTIFIC PAPER WRITING) Scientific Writing Workshop HCM City, Vietnam, 26 27 Nov 2011 Organised by the Univerity of Medicine & Pharmacy, HCMC Endo[.]
CÁCH VIẾT BÀI BÁO KHOA HỌC (SCIENTIFIC PAPER WRITING) Scientific Writing Workshop HCM City, Vietnam, 26-27 Nov 2011 Organised by the Univerity of Medicine & Pharmacy, HCMC Endorsed by the Asia-Pacific Association of Medical Journal Editors (APAME) CÁCH VIẾT BÀI BÁO KHOA HỌC Scientific Writing Workshop HCM City, Vietnam, 26-27 Nov 2011 - Professor Datuk Dr L.M Looi Professor of Pathology, University of Malaya, & Editor-in-Chief, Malaysian Journal of Pathology - Professor Wilfred CG Peh Singapore Medical Journal, National University of Singapore - Professor JF Lapeña Jr M.A., M.D., F.P.C.S Univerity of Phillipines Manila, The Health Sciences Center - Professor Dr John T Arokiasamy International Medical University, Malaysia Editorial Advisor, Medical Journal of Malaysia WHY WRITE? WHY PUBLISH? Writing is a way of life in Science: • Search for knowledge & understanding • Ideas & hypothesis testing • Factual observations • Accurate records • Challenge & Debate THE PURPOSE OF PUBLICATION • A scientific experiment is not completed until results are published • Inform peers of discoveries • Allow other workers to verify findings • Join the realm of scientists and scholars Wrong reasons for writing ? • Publish or perish • Ego-booster • Padding CV How to write? A good paper has content, structure and style Basic Structure : IMRAD Introduction : Why did we start? Method (Materials & Methods): What did we do? R esults : What did we find? And Discussion : What does it mean? How to write? BASIC STRUCTURE • Other components: – title, title page – abstract, keywords – tables, graphs, figures – acknowledgements – appendices – references Scientific Writing Style • Factual, literal & unemotional vs metaphorical & poetic • Precise vs ambiguous • Concise vs repetitive • Formal vs conversational TYPES OF PAPERS Authors should: – be clear about type of paper they are planning to write – construct manuscript – according to guidelines for the specific paper type American Journal of Roentgenology 10 Keywords • Inserted at the end of the abstract • Helps compilation of index and cross referencing • Helps literature search Keywords • • • • Based on the focus of the study Captures main topics of the article to 10 words Terms from Medical Subject Headings (MeSH terms) list in Index Medicus are used Writing the Introduction What am I going to say? • Introduce a specific topic • Provide background information about what has already been done by others, supported by a limited number of relevant references • Inform about the purpose of the paper, what it will address, and how it relates to previous work 3S: Short, Sharp, Swift Writing the Introduction The paragraph rule: • What is the problem? (1st paragraph) - Describe the problem to be investigated • Why is it important? (2nd paragraph) - Review relevant research to provide rationale; show the gap • What solution you propose? (3rd paragraph) - Briefly describe your ideas: hypothesis(es), aim; research question(s)… 1st paragraph 2nd paragraph 3rd paragraph Writing the Introduction Common errors: • • • • • • Overlong and rambling introduction section Extensive listing of references Extensive critique of others’ work Important previous work missing Objectives not clearly stated Inclusion of data or conclusions from the work being reported WRITING THE MATERIALS Also known as AND METHODS – Subjects and methods – Patients and methods – Methodology – Methods • Most important part of paper • Flaws in this section will lead to rejection WRITING THE MATERIALS AND METHODS Purpose of M&M • Describe study in sufficient detail • Other competent researchers are able to repeat Tải FULL (68 trang): https://bit.ly/3q8P2dv the study Dự phịng: fb.com/TaiHo123doc.net • Details are important WRITING THE MATERIALS AND METHODS Components of M&M • What was done? • How was it done? • How was it done? • How was the data analysed? • Do not include data obtained during course of study (Results) Tải FULL (68 trang): https://bit.ly/3q8P2dv Dự phòng: fb.com/TaiHo123doc.net WRITING THE MATERIALS AND METHODS • Usually the first section to be written during manuscript preparation • Description of how study was conducted - Use past tense 4231347 ...CÁCH VIẾT BÀI BÁO KHOA HỌC Scientific Writing Workshop HCM City, Vietnam, 26-27 Nov 2011 - Professor Datuk... conversational TYPES OF PAPERS Authors should: – be clear about type of paper they are planning to write – construct manuscript – according to guidelines for the specific paper type American Journal... Wrong reasons for writing ? • Publish or perish • Ego-booster • Padding CV How to write? A good paper has content, structure and style Basic Structure : IMRAD Introduction : Why did we start?