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AdvancingtoPresentResearch,Contents,Chapter6MethodChapter7MaterialsChapter8ResultsChapter9DiscussionChapter10Abstract,Outline,WhentoWrite-EssenceofanArticleWhattoWrite-EssentialsofanArticlePreparingtoWriteWriting-FormatWriting-TipsTheReviewProcessAbstractWriting,WhentoWrite?
Anarticleisanarticleif:
ItmakesacontributionHaveIdiscoveredsomethingnew?
HaveIadvancedthestateoftheart?
Willpeoplewanttocitemypaper?
Avoidthe“thin-section”or“LPU”(LeastPublishableUnit)approach.,TheLeastPublishableUnitSyndrome(“QuantitynotQuality”),1idea,64technicalreports,“Publicationpyramidofsuccess”,AfterD.A.Patterson,WhentoWrite?
Avoidthe“thin-section”or“LPU”approach.Avoidthe“KitchenSink”approach(toobroad).TheresultsaresupportedbysolidevidenceExperimental,Statistical,etc.Otherscanreplicatetheresults,WhattoWrite?
Anarticlemustcontainexplanationsof:
ItsimportanceWhyyoushouldreadthis?
Needsclearunderstandingandstatementoftheresearchissuesinthefield.ThescientificbasisfortheworkE.g.,followsasconsequenceofexistingtheory,understandingofphysicalprocesses,etc.ResearchmethodologyandexperimentaldesignAnalysisandresultsConclusions(implications),PreparingtoWrite(StrategicSuggestions),StudythejournalLookatbackissuesHavearticlesappearedonrelatedtopics?
StudyreferencesinrelatedarticlesLookforeditorialstatementsStudylength,format,andotherrequirementsin“InstructionstoAuthors”E.g.,Color?
CanIaffordthepagecharges?
WritingFormat,GeneralPrinciple:
MaketheEditorHappy!
Ifformatisrigidlyspecified,useit!
Ifnot,formatshouldfollowfromessenceandessentials:
AbstractAclearstatementofproblem,methods,andresults,WritingFormat,GeneralPrinciple:
Ifformatisrigidlyspecified,conform.Ifnot,shouldfollowfromessenceandessentials:
AbstractAclearstatementofproblem,methods,andresultsIntroductionContext:
Relationofyourworktoprevious,whyimportant(verification),whatquestionswillbeaddressedTheoretical/ScientificBasisMethodologyResultsConclusions,WritingTips,GeneralPrinciple:
DontwriteamysterynovelAvoidtheurgetocomplicateWatchlength(toolongortooshort?
)UseactivevoiceNo:
“ItisseeninTable5”Yes:
“Table5shows”Limit“while”and“since”toappropriateuseNo:
“Whileothershavefound”Yes:
“Althoughothershavefound”Qualify“this”whenreferringtoprevioussentencesNo:
“Thisaccountsfor”Yes:
“Thisreductioninsoilmoistureaccountsfor”,WritingTips,PayattentiontoParagraphStructureTopicsentence,Inselectingageneralapproachforusabilityengineering,wefirstconsideredtheworkofGabbardetal.(1999),whichwasrecommendedbySlocumetal.(2001)aspotentiallyappropriateforabroadrangeofgeovisualizationapplications.Gabbardetal.sapproachinvolvesfourmajorsteps:
ananalysisofpotentialusertaskspriortosoftwaredevelopment,anevaluationofthesoftwarebyusabilityexperts,havingactualusersworkwithabroadrangeofsoftwarefunctions,andacomparativeevaluation,WritingTips,PayattentiontoParagraphStructureTopicsentencePutreferencestofiguresandtablesearlyinparagraph,ReferringtoaFigure,Asaresult,wedecidedtoimplementthesix-stepprocessshowninFigure2.Webeganbydevelopingasoftwareprototypelargelybasedonthethirdauthorsdomainexpertiseinwaterbalancemodelsandclimatology.Becausewefeltthethatresultingsoftwaremightbebiasedtowardthethirdauthorsinterests,weaskeddomainexpertstoevaluatethesoftwareinstep2.Ourthinkingwasthatthedomainexpertsmightsuggestanumberoftasksthatwehadnotthoughtofimplementing,WritingTips,PayattentiontoParagraphStructureTopicsentencePutreferencestofiguresandtablesearlyinparagraphBecarefulhowothersworkischaracterizedUse%-signsintableentries(notincaptions)EffectiveFiguresGraphicelementsAxes(titlesandunits)Longcaptionsarebetterthanlongdescriptionsintext,WritingTips(TacticalSuggestions,Continued),WritingTips(TacticalSuggestions,Continued),StepsinManuscriptProduction:
Prepare1-pageoutlinePrepareParagraphMapPseudo-code:
topicsentences,hand-drawnfiguresandcaptions,tableplaceholdersWriteDraftSpellandgrammarcheckReadoutloudRepeat(3)-(5)Showtocolleague(s)Repeat(3)-(5),WritingTips(TacticalSuggestions,Continued),WhyGuess?
ConsulttheExperts:
RobertWeissberg,andSuzanneBuker,WritingUpResearch,PrenticeHall,Inc1990.StrunkandWhite,TheElementsofStyle,4thed.,AllynandBacon,1999Flower,ProblemSolvingStrategiesforWriting,4thed.,Heinle,1997Tufte,VisualDisplayofQuantitativeExplanation,2ndEd.,GraphicsPress,2003(andotherTuftebooks)Otherarticlesastemplatesandexamples,TheReviewProcess,GeneralPrinciple:
KeeptheEditorHappy!
He/shehasinvestedinyouShowtimeliness&
good-faithefforttofollowUnderstandtheEditorsroleUnderstandtheReviewersroleKnowthat:
Nearlyallarticlesrequirerevision,andusuallytworeviewcyclesReviewersoftenwanttohelpSomereviewersseemunkindSomereviewersareunkindRegardless-youcanbenefit,TheReviewProcess,DonottakecriticismpersonallyTakecriticismandsuggestionsasasignofinterest(worsecanhappen)DoyourbesttofollowreviewerandeditorsuggestionsIfyoumustdisagree,explainwhy(ventingdoesnthelp)Assumetheeditorwantstobepartofthenegotiation(seekadvice)Describechangesmadeinacoverlettertoeditor,Abstract,Overview,Theabstractisactuallythefirstsectioninareport,comingafterthetitleandbeforetheintroduction.Theabstractprovidesthereaderwithabriefpreviewofyourstudybaseoninformationfromtheothersectionsofthereport.Theabstractisoftenthelastpartofthereporttobewritten.,Orderoftypicalelementsincludedinanabstract,B=somebackgroundinformationP=theprincipalactivity(orpurpose)ofthestudyanditsscopeM=someinformationaboutthemethodologyusedinthestudyR=themostimportantresultsofthestudyC=astatementofconclusionorrecommendation,Exercise:
Analysis(identifyB,P,M,R,C),Typebehaviorsbychildren,socialcomparison,andstandardsofself-evaluation1TypeAbehavior,anestablishedriskfactorcoronaryheartdisease,ischaracterizedbyextremesofcompetitiveachievementstriving,impatience,hostility,andaggression.2Aspartofanefforttounderstandtheoriginsofthisbehaviorpattern,thepresentstudyassessedtheimpactofperformancestandardsonthesocialbehaviorofTypeAandTypeBchildren.3Childrenperformedafive-trialtask.4Halfweregivenanexplicitstandardwithwhichtocomparetheirownperformance;
(continue),halfweregivennostandard.5After5trials,allsubjectswereinformedthattheirtotalscorerepresentedthemiddlescoreofthewholegroupandwereaskedtoselectonescoreforfurthercomparison.6Resultsshowednosignificantdifferencesamonggroupsonthefrequencyofcomparison.7Incontrast,theresultsdidshowthatregardlessofthepresenceorabsenceofanexplicitstandard,TypeAchildrenchosetoevaluatetheirperformanceagainstthetopscore,whereasTypeBchildrenchosetodosoonlyintheabsenceofanexplicitstandard.8TheimplicationsoftheseresultsforunderstandingthechildhoodantecedentsofTypeAbehaviorarediscussed.,Orderofinformationelementsinreducedabstracts,P+M=purposeandmethodofthestudyR=resultsC=conclusionsandrecommendations*optional,Exercise:
Analysis,ThereadabilityofindividualincometaxinstructionbookletsinsouthCarolinaandothersoutheasternstates1Todeterminetheunderstandabilityofindividualincometaxbooklets,aReadingEasescorewascalculatedforthe1977Federalincometaxreturnform1040andtaxformsofninesoutheasternstates.2TheinstructionbookletsofallstatesexceptVirginiawerefoundtobeatareadinglevelhigherthanthemedianeducationalleveloftheaveragecitizen-taxpayerinthosestates.3TheSouthCarolinabookletwasthreegradelevelsabovethemedianeducationlevelforthestate.(Continue),4TheFederalinstructionbookletwaseasiesttoread,fallingfourgradelevelsbelowthemedianeducationlevelofU.S.citizens.5Ifanequitablestateincometaxsystemistobemaintained,actionsmustbetakentoreducethedisparitybetweenmedianeducationlevelsandthereadabilityofstateincometaxinstructionbooklets.Question:
Whichelementsareincludedinsentence1?
Whichelementisrepresentedbythemostnumberofsentences?
Whichelementisrepresentedbythefinalsentence?
Whichelementhasbeeneliminated?
Exercise:
Arrangement,ThedecentralizationofAmericaneconomiclife:
anincomeevaluationThisinvestigationprovidesanationalanalysisofthesegrowthpatternsbyexaminingthebehaviorofthreevariables:
changeinpercapitaincome,populationdeconcentration,andgrowthineconomicproductivity.Theresultssuggestthatthepresenceorabsenceofuniquesetsofindustryfactors,canbeusedtoexplaingrowthvariationinboththecenterandtheperipheryoftheindustrializedregion.C.NationaleconomicanddemographicgrowthpatternsintheUnitedStatesduringthedecadeoftheseventiesshowmarkeddeparturesfromwhathadoccurredinprevioustimes.D.Resultsoftheanalysisshowedthataprocessofdecentralizationoccurred,bestdescribedbycenter-peripheryconcepts.,Exercise:
anincomeevaluationThisinvestigationprovidesanationalanalysisofthesegrowthpattern