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Research articles contain many sections and each one has a definite purpose.
- At the beginning are the Title, Abstract, and Keywords sections, which all play important roles in allowing the article to be easily found, indexed, and advertised to potential readers.
Make these sections informative, attractive, and effective so that the article is easy to index and search. - The main text of the article is summarized by the IMRAD acronym:
Introduction, Methods, Results, AND Discussion . This is where you must present your work and convey the main messages and findings effectively.Note that the reader’s time is not unlimited. Make your article as concise as possible. - The last group of sections brings up the end of the manuscript and includes
Conclusion, Acknowledgements, References, andSupporting Materials . However, these are just artificial groupings and the order can change. Some journals request the Discussion section to be combined with the Conclusion or Results sections. Others need it to be an independent section.
There are also different arrangements of the order (e.g., Methods put after R & D…). You should read the Guide for Authors for the specific criteria of your target journal.
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