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- This is the most important section of the article. This is where you get the chance to SELL your data! A huge number of manuscripts are rejected because the Discussion is weak or only includes mere description of the results.
- Make sure the Discussion corresponds to and complements the Results, but do not simply repeat the results here.
- Compare other published results with your own, and DO NOT ignore work in disagreement with yours – confront it and convince the reader that you are correct or better.
- Statements that go beyond what the results can support
- Non-specific expressions such as “higher temperature” or “at a lower rate”; use quantitative descriptions instead
- New terms not already defined or mentioned in your paper
- Speculations on possible interpretations that are based on imagination, rather than rooted in fact and carefully explained in the article
If you need to revise the Results or Discussion, this may involve a lot of work and require further experiments, derivations, or simulations. Sometimes, you may not be able to clarify your idea just in words because some critical items have not been studied substantially – make sure your message is complete before you start writing or submit your article.
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