14-16 Writing and Publishing Scientific Articles
Introduction
▪ Provides relevant background at level of detail appropriate to readers.
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Includes up-to-date literature review.*
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States what led to hypothesis.
▪ Gives enough background information so that readers will understand why research question was chosen.
▪ Discusses background concepts from most general to most specific.
▪ Makes clear why study was performed and expected lessons from research.
▪ Identifies gap in knowledge study will fill and explains why filling this gap is important.
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States hypothesis or purpose of study.
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Describes how hypothesis will be tested.
Materials and Methods
▪ Describes experiments and samples in enough detail that readers can judge validity of data and could repeat study.
▪ Describes all materials used and identifies their suppliers.
▪ Describes cell lines and cultures and identifies their suppliers.
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Describes how cultures were prepared.
Human Subjects
▪ States whether institutional approval and informed consent were obtained and if not, why.
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Describes source of study population.
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Lists inclusion and exclusion criteria.
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Tells how samples were collected.
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Tells number of samples included.
Animals
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Describes standards of care followed.
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Identifies suppliers of animals.
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States how many animals were used.
▪ Describes what was done to animals, including how they were killed.
Experiments
▪ Describes what experiments were performed, why each was performed, and how each was performed.
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