Writing a paper: Simple advice on the writing process and the individual parts of a research article
Channel: Lars Juhl Jensen
Date: 22/08/2022

Simple advice on how to write a scientific paper / research article. I will explain how I recommend tackling the writing process already while doing research and thus avoid the blank page syndrome. I will then go through the individual sections of a paper and give specific tips and tricks for each of them.

0:00 Introduction: overview of the presentation
0:30 Disclaimer: this is my way of doing it, not the only way
0:43 The writing process: write introduction while reading, methods while doing, and results as you get them to avoid facing the blank page later
2:18 Storytelling: chronology and time spent, logical flow, main results first, formal structure, and IMRaD vs. IRDaM
4:10 Title & abstract: title is a pitch while abstract is important both for indexing, selling, and summarizing the paper
5:05 Introduction section: set the scope, provide relevant background, mention related work, and summarize what you add
6:06 Methods section: be concise, stick to the facts, include technical details needed for reproducibility, and share data/code
6:33 Results & discussion section: help the reader with good paragraph structure and subheadings
7:56 Conclusions & outlook section: summary, broader importance, and future research