What is the best introduction to an article to be submitted to an A-ranked journal?
Usually I started with the Literature Review and Previous Studies, so as to get the necessary details of the subject.
Usually I started with the Literature Review and Previous Studies, so as to get the necessary details of the subject.
Dear Fatimah, Thanks for sharing the question.
I prefer to start with brief outline of the research condition says definition of osteoarthritis.
It is followed by -
- Prevelence of the condition
- Etiology of the condition
- Clinical sign and symptoms
- Available investigative procedures
- Available treatment method
- Which is treatment method is going to study in this study and why
- Some literature review
- Detail the need of study
- Aim/ objective of the study
- Hypothesis
- Implication of the results etc...
This is the sequence I usually followed while writing introduction in my field but it may not be appropriate for other fields.
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There are no rules dear @Fatimah! I do start with previous results and papers published in the research study area, as @Mahfuz stated, then I write about the scope/objective of research and give a short abstract on paper with possible application of results!
Thank you so much dearest Profs... that really helps a lot :) I'm trying to start one at the moment. Thank you again.
I think it is important to try to relate the content of the article to your everyday life. That way, someone who reads it is less likely to get bored and stop reading halfway through. First impressions are very important!
I know that this is much easier said than done, however. The introduction is often the most difficult part of the paper to write, so it should be saved for the end of the study (like the abstract) when you (ideally) know all there is to know about your topic.
After abstract I start with an introduction. This is a way to get your reader interested and tell them the main point you will discuss.
Maybe the question was not directed at me, but I must say that if you write your abstract first, you risk writing it wrong. No matter how sure of yourself you may be at one point, remember that experience is still more valuable than raw knowledge. The scientific writing process never ends.
a brief review on the previous studies and then goes towards my study objective.
I just start writing with a rough overall sketch, then give to my colleagues for some filling works, finally I add again, make improvements, check, edit and if needed again take help of my junior colleagues - then a final check and submission; like filling muscles and blood in a skeleton
What is the best introduction to an article to be submitted to an A-ranked journal? In my practice I write 1 to 2 sentences why I'm writing the article then followed by description of the main topic that I want to introduce.
Dear Florenica - just try with reversing of the two, I mean why I am writing need to be in the end of Introduction.
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