How to write a journal article - Tips and Structure Guide

Description

If you want to pursue an academic career, it is important be able to write and publish journal papers. Today's academic careers are heavily reliant on publishing; building a high-quality publication record is an essential component of improving your academic credentials, visibility among your field peers, and viability as a researcher. The difficulty as an early career researcher lies in making the time to learn how to write a good paper. A typical research paper is divided into nine sections: Title, Abstract, Introduction, Materials & Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgements, and References. This course includes the parts of a journal article: Introduction, Literature review, Methods, Results, Discussion & Conclusion.  This course deals wtih the process of writing a paper into the key steps, and provides links to additional resources available. The goal is to give you a good head start on writing your next scientific paper, while providing specific places to find more detailed advice. Don't wait for the ideal phrases to come to you before you begin composing. Remember that everyone produces a poor first draft, but it provides you with something to work with as you go toward writing your final paper.

Sections of the course:
The writing process
Introduction
Literature Review
Methodology
Results
Discussion and Conclusion

I wish you good luck with the course!