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Original Article

The document discusses different types of journal articles: Original research articles present full reports of data from research studies including introduction, methods, results, and discussion sections. Review articles provide a comprehensive summary of research on a topic and perspective on the state of the field. Case studies report specific instances of interesting phenomena to make researchers aware they could occur. The document also outlines the standard IMRAD structure for research manuscripts, with introduction, methods, results, and discussion sections providing a logical flow of content and map for readers.

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Original Article

The document discusses different types of journal articles: Original research articles present full reports of data from research studies including introduction, methods, results, and discussion sections. Review articles provide a comprehensive summary of research on a topic and perspective on the state of the field. Case studies report specific instances of interesting phenomena to make researchers aware they could occur. The document also outlines the standard IMRAD structure for research manuscripts, with introduction, methods, results, and discussion sections providing a logical flow of content and map for readers.

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Original Article:

This is the most common type of journal manuscript used to publish full
reports of data from research.The Original Research format is suitable for
many different fields and different types of studies. It includes full
Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion sections.

Review Articles:
Review Articles provide a comprehensive summary of research on a certain
topic, and a perspective on the state of the field and where it is heading. They
are often written by leaders in a particular discipline after invitation from the
editors of a journal. Reviews are often widely read (for example, by researchers
looking for a full introduction to a field) and highly cited. Reviews commonly
cite approximately 100 primary research articles.
TIP: If you would like to write a Review but have not been invited by a journal,
be sure to check the journal website as some journals to not consider unsolicited
Reviews. If the website does not mention whether Reviews are commissioned it is
wise to send a pre-submission enquiry letter to the journal editor to propose
your Review manuscript before you spend time writing it.  

Case Studies:
These articles report specific instances of interesting phenomena. A goal
of Case Studies is to make other researchers aware of the possibility that a
specific phenomenon might occur. This type of study is often used in medicine
to report the occurrence of previously unknown or emerging pathologies.
Structuring your manuscript

Once you have completed your experiments it is time write it up into a


coherent and concise paper which tells the story of your research.
Researchers are busy people and so it is imperative that research
articles are quick and easy to read. For this reason papers generally
follow a standard structure which allows readers to easily find the
information they are looking for.
Overview of IMRaD structure

IMRaD refers to the standard structure of the body of research manuscripts


(after the Title and Abstract):
 Introduction
 Materials and Methods
 Results
 Discussion and Conclusions
Not all journals use these section titles in this order, but most published
articles have a structure similar to IMRaD. This standard structure:
 Gives a logical flow to the content
 Makes journal manuscripts consistent and easy to read
 Provides a “map” so that readers can quickly find content of interest in any
manuscript
 Reminds authors what content should be included in an article
Provides all content needed for the work to be replicated and reproduced
Although the sections of the journal manuscript are published in the order:
Title, Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, and
Conclusion, this is not the best order for writing the sections of a manuscript.
One recommended strategy is to write your manuscript in the following order:
1. Materials and Methods
2. Results
These can be written first, as you are doing your experiments and collecting
the results.
3. Introduction
4. Discussion
5. Conclusion
Write these sections next, once you have had a chance to analyse your results,
have a sense of their impact and have decided on the journal you think best
suits the work
6. Title
7. Abstract
Write your Title and Abstract last as these are based on all the other sections.
Following this order will help you write a logical and consistent manuscript.

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