The common classic style of scientific papers consists of: introduction, literature review, the scope of present study, methodology, results and discussion. Is there's another different forms to write a scientific paper?
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Nice question .Even you search for another style of paper layout but you should satisfy the objective of paper..I think most sceintific papers have the same layout procedures.Regards
As per my knowledge most of research paper style is more or less same layout such as Abstract , Key words, Introduction, Material and methods, Results, Discussion, conclusion, Acknowledgement, References.
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In the very old papers, some articles were even published like newspaper article in magazines and journals. Many very important observations were published in that way.
Even today, some articles are published in some sections of journals, like "letter to editor", "short communication", "drug watch", "spectrum" etc. are having no specific format. But it is not right to think that all such publications are not important.
It was seen that many such small publications in ordinary journal or even in magazines are proved as very important after a few years.
The original publication of Sir Alexander Fleming on discovery of first antibiotic - Penicillin was of such type.
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You could do a literature review only for the most important papers on a given theory or application. In this review paper, you could compare the different approaches by citing advantages and disadvantages.
American Journal of Public Health lists 13 different types of manuscripts they accept. Each has a different style. Many journals have extended their required formats beyond traditional IMRD sections. The JPHMP requires research articles to have a mandatory closing section “Policy and Practice Implications”.
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Data analysis and comparisons with earlier results are also essential components of good research. Particularly when reproducing the work for another locations with different longitudes and latitudes (geographic or geomagnetic) or when using different experimental techniques for the same subject matter.
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Research papers in any part of the world follow almost a uniform style. This format came to be called the IMRAD, an acronym for Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion. I haven't noticed any other style for research papers.
According to Day (1989), research journals were started for the first time in AD 1665. At that time, research papers were “letters” written by scientists. The style of writing was descriptive mostly adopting a chronological sequence. Louis Pasteur (1822–1895) is credited to be the first scientist who wrote his findings in IMRAD format on “germ theory” demolishing the “spontaneous generation theory” myth. The prime intention of Pasteur in adopting this structure was that any person could repeat them and get the same results. Pasteur was arguing for his case in the midst of strong supporters of the then widely believed theory of “spontaneous generation
After the World War II, many countries began to invest heavily in scientific research. When funding for research increased, the only way to assess effective utilization of money is to see the outcome of research through articles and patents. Naturally, professional societies and journals grew in numbers, so also research papers. To put some sense of quality in these papers, journal editors began to insist compactly written articles following IMRAD structure.
At present, IMRAD is accepted in not only natural sciences but also social sciences, arts, and humanities. When the research paper is prepared, a brief abstract should also go with it. Ever since the abstract has become a mandatory component of a paper, the "A" of abstract is often added to "IMRAD" so that we get "AIMRAD.”
Day, R.A. 1989. The origins of the scientific paper: The IMRAD format. Am. Med. Writers Assoc. J. 4(2): 16-18.
I think the classic style follows the logical sequence of the research. The writing of the reserch is supposed to represent the flow of the work starting from the hypothesis and ending with conclusions.
In old papers, I sometimes see a more personal style and I like it. But nowadays most reviewers would reject papers written in this style.
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