It Is very likely that each and ewery occupational therapist has fmme InformaUon 01 knowledge worth p u b lbhlng in a profesd0nal)Ownel. Many cllnklens seem to assume that it Is onty tssearchen, or 8auWnks who c~n wrtte for publlcathwr. It may bethat crll that Is pleventirqgsoms cllnickrns trom wknntbrqthdt Information or Meas for publkatlon Is a lack of knowledge abwt how to etruckm, them. This art)cle I s lntencied as a rough guide and examines the ttile, the abstract, the Introduction, the literatwe revkw, ths dkussion and the conclusion sections of a Journal article. It does not desl wlth method 01 result8 8s these belong to the structure of a research artkle, whkh wHI be dealt with sepatately. rtre article forms part of a sympodurn entitled 'An lntroductlon to M l n g for hrbllcatknr in Professional loumals', plepeted by the EdttoriaJ Bowd of BIOT.