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Wallwork, Adrian

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-26094-5_16

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“…Ethical considerations of research (both for humans and animals) should also be reported in this section, and based on the journal policy, these are reported under the subheading Study population or under a separate heading. This section can be separated under corresponding subheadings to help readers to understand the various stages or components more easily ( 11 ). A common suggestion is that each paragraph or subheading in the M&M section should correspond with the related paragraph/subheading in the results section ( 5 ).…”

Section: Components Of the Materials And Methodsmentioning

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“…The rationale for method choices and characteristics of the study design may also be provided in the methods section ( 10 , 11 ). From an editor’s point of view, advantages and disadvantages, values and limitations of the techniques and methods, especially new ones, are better to be described using a general background of the field ( 45 ).…”

Section: Components Of the Materials And Methodsmentioning

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“…To organize paragraphs, topic sentences can be used to signal the topic of a paragraph, especially when a subsection has more than one paragraph ( 14 ). Use of linking or transition phrases/clauses (purpose phrases, time-related linking phrases, or causal linking phrases) to signal the topic of a paragraph is highly recommended ( Table 4 ) ( 11 , 14 , 44 ).…”

Section: General Considerations For Materials and Methods Sectionmentioning

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“…Use of appropriate tables and figures helps authors to summarize large amounts of complex information of the study procedures; a common recommendation to reduce the word count ( 11 ). Flowchart of the study design may be a common form of figure referenced within the M&M section.…”

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“…questions like who, what, where, when, why, and how ( 10 ). We could also refer to this section as the Experimental section, Method description and Validation, or Patients/subjects and Methods ( 5 , 11 ).…”

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The Principles of Biomedical Scientific Writing: Materials and Methods

Ghasemi

Bahadoran

Zadeh‐Vakili

et al. 2019

Int J Endocrinol Metab

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The materials and methods (M&M) section is the heart of a scientific paper and is subject to initial screening of the editor to decide whether the manuscript should be sent for external review. If the M&M section of a scientific paper be considered as a recipe, its ingredients would be who, what, when, where, how, and why. M&M should effectively respond to the study question/hypothesis using the following basic elements including materials, study design, study population/subjects or animals, methods of measurements/assessments, and statistical analysis. A well-organized M&M permits other scientists to evaluate the study findings and repeat the experiments. Although there are several disciplinary differences in the M&M, similar dos and don’ts may be considered to organize a well-written M&M. Briefly, authors need to provide clear-cut, adequate, and detailed information in the M&M section. In this review, the structure, the principles, and the most common recommendations for writing the M&M section are provided, both in general and study-specific; these could help authors effectively prepare the M&M section of a scientific biomedical manuscript.

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Section: Components Of the Materials And Methodsmentioning

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Section: Components Of the Materials And Methodsmentioning

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Section: General Considerations For Materials and Methods Sectionmentioning

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Zadeh‐Vakili

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Int J Endocrinol Metab

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Finding your scientific story by writing backwards

Montagnes

Zhou

2021

Mar Life Sci Technol

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To succeed, a scientist must write well. Substantial guidance exists on writing papers that follow the classic Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion (IMRaD) structure. Here, we fill a critical gap in this pedagogical canon. We offer guidance on developing a good scientific story. This valuable—yet often poorly achieved—skill can increase the impact of a study and its likelihood of acceptance. A scientific story goes beyond presenting information. It is a cohesive narrative that engages the reader by presenting and solving a problem, with a beginning, middle, and end. To create this narrative structure, we urge writers to consider starting at the end of their study, starting with writing their main conclusions, which provide the basis of the Discussion, and then work backwards: Results → Methods → refine the Discussion → Introduction → Abstract → Title. In this brief and informal editorial, we offer guidance to a wide audience, ranging from upper-level undergraduates (who have just conducted their first research project) to senior scientists (who may benefit from re-thinking their approach to writing). To do so, we provide specific instruction, examples, and a guide to the literature on how to “write backwards”, linking scientific storytelling to the IMRaD structure.

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