How to read a scientific article: writing summaries and critiquesBeall, HTrimbur, J
This article briefly looks at the reasons for, and mechanics of, writing case reports and case series for publication. The authors argue for the importance of this narrative form of medical knowledge in the development of clinical reasoning skills....
How to write a popular scientific articleHaldane, JbsHaldane, J.B.S. (1985) `How to Write a Popular Scientific Article', in J. M. Smith (ed.) On Being the Right Size and Other Essays. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
The structure of an article Scientific writing follows a rigid structure. A format developed over hundreds of years and considered to be the most efficient means for communicating scientific findings to the broader research community. Moreover, the format has the ...
How to Make a Consciousness Meter Zapping the brain with magnetic pulses while measuring its electrical activity is proving to be a reliable way to detect consciousness ByChristof Koch Ashley Mackenzie I have died many times over. Every night when I lay down my weary self to rest, my conscious...
Scientific American is part of Springer Nature, which owns or has commercial relations with thousands of scientific publications (many of them can be found at www.springernature.com/us). Scientific American maintains a strict policy of editorial independence in reporting developments in science to our...
own questions (take a stab at it) based on what you know. 4.After you finish looking at the pictures, tables and graphs make a guess about what methods you expect to see described in the materials and methods section. Write these down. Once again, if you do not understand any of thes...
and finally to conclusions. These sections may or may not be titled within an abstract, and publishers may use slightly different terms in their author guidelines, for example “introduction” instead of “background.” Just make sure you understand the journal expectations for this point. These ...
21, 2016 , 1:15 PM Adam Ruben’s tongue-in-cheek column about the common difficulties and frustrations of reading a scientific paper broadly resonated among Science Careers readers. Many of you have come to us asking for more (and more serious) advice on how to make sense of the ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been arm-twisting journalists into relinquishing their reportorial independence, our investigation reveals. Other institutions are following suit