Researchers formulate their ideas from data analysis, then describe these ideas at seminars and meetings pertaining to their particular fields. It is through presentations like these that the researcher has an opportunity to interact with others in the field and to see how well their work stands up to peer scrutiny. The researcher then decides whether more experiments are needed or whether it is time to publish the results. Publishing a scientific paper is the next step in the reporting process. Hundreds of professional societies throughout the world publish journals containing articles that describe original research.
Work so published is then permanently available to the scientific community.
Monitoring current developments and searching literature for pertinent information are ongoing aspects of any scientist's work. Most scientists subscribe to several journals and use abstracting services to find pertinent reports in their filed. Major sections of the research paper with traditional headings 2.1. Abstract or Executive Summary 2.2. General Topic Area 2.2.2.