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Scientific Writing Manuscript structure and Journal Standards Dr Leigh Jones, OUCRU, Head of Training Hanoi Medical University, June POLL Scientific writing: What is your experience level? CHATBOX What you find difficult about scientific writing? www.ipmph.edu.vn www.ipmph.edu.vn Learning Objectives Understand the structure of a paper Appreciate the importance of journal standards (ISI/Scopus) www.ipmph.edu.vn Scientific Writing Manuscript Structure www.ipmph.edu.vn Initial message delivery! • Peers • Science Community • Media and Government • Public www.ipmph.edu.vn What makes a good/bad paper? GOOD •Clear message •Concise/simple language •Targets readership •Puts into context •Highlights importance BAD •Confused message/story •Complex language •Irrelevant info for reader •Doesn’t “set the scene” •Over-interpretation www.ipmph.edu.vn Manuscript Structure • • • • • • Title and author list Abstract Introduction Materials and Methods Results (figures and legends) Discussion The structure is there to help YOU and to help your READER www.ipmph.edu.vn Manuscript Structure: Title • KEY to making article “findable” (also keywords) • Clear and self explanatory snapshot • Descriptive and use specific rather than generic terms (e.g use ‘ampicillen’ rather than ‘antibiotic’) • No abbreviations/acronyms • The title should report what the researcher has done by stating: Subject/patient Manipulation/what are you doing? Output parameter/result • Which readers are you targeting? • Make the title interesting and appealing to your target audience • Descriptive vs declarative? Check journal guidelines www.ipmph.edu.vn Manuscript Structure: Title (an example) Does Vaccinating Children and Adolescents with Inactivated Influenza Virus Inhibit the Spread of Influenza in Unimmunized Residents of Rural Communities? Influenza Vaccination of Children: A Randomized Trial Effect of Child Influenza Vaccination on Infection Rates in Rural Communities: A Randomized Tria CHATBOX: Which title you like the best? Why? https://www.springer.com/gp/authors-editors/authorandreviewertutorials/writing-a-journal-manuscript/title-abstract-and-keywords/10285522 www.ipmph.edu.vn Manuscript Structure: Figures and Figure Legends • All figures must be easily read and decipherable with accompanying figure legends • Tables and figures must be understood WITHOUT reading the results section • A good figure legend should include: • Brief title of figure as first sentence • Organism studied (where applicable) • Treatment applied/relationship displayed • Experimental readout • Brief method • Location (in a field experiment) • Sample sizes • Statistical test summaries www.ipmph.edu.vn Manuscript Structure: Figures and Figure Legends Figure a: Interleukin-21 regulates immunoglobulin A (IgA) production Fecal pellets were collected from age-matched wildtype, IL-21-/- and IL-21R-/- B6 mice IgA levels were quantified through enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and normalized to total protein N=4 mice per group; data are reflective of two independent experiments *P