How to Outline Your Scientific Research Paper

This video covers how to outline a scientific paper. Outlines provide an overview of essential elements necessary in a scientific paper and help the scientific author organize their material to create a logical presentation of their research before getting into the nitty gritty of writing the narrative. Starting with an outline is particularly important for inexperienced writers. I show how to use the outlining function in Microsoft Word and illustrate the process with an example.
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Amazing tutorial. I received an acceptance of my paper in a Q1 journal, yesterday. I learnt a lot from you, my dear professor. Thank you so much for your work.

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That’s great! Thank you for letting me know.

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This was helpful thank you. It got me out of a procrastination rut on my paper.

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[@UTube1179]

Hi Karen, glad that I found your videos. Very informative and to the point. Need some help with one issue I am facing - I create outlines for my essay, but the next part where I have to research and read and fill in those parts, I get lost and overwhelmed and tend to quit. Always leave my essay to the last which deteriorates the quality of work. Not sure how to overcome this. Do you have any tips for me? PS - I am fairly new to academic reading and writing. Many Thanks

[@ScientificWritingwithKarenLMcK]

I’m glad you found the video helpful. You're not alone in feeling overwhelmed with the writing
process but with practice and organization, you can make it more manageable. Taking notes as you read will help you gather the material to use in writing. Work on sections one at a time and don't let the larger task intimidate you. This video may help: How to Stop Procrastinating: ua-cam.com/video/bSiaw76SlRI/v-deo.htmlsi=kyr14VKtoKpSDFUT

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Thank you. I am certainly on the struggle bus!!!

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[@colleenstuart190]

This is incredibly useful for students like myself.
Could you perhaps create links in your description boxes in your videos where you allow access to your presentation material. This is a very very useful outline.

[@ScientificWritingwithKarenLMcK]

Sorry. The materials used to create the video are not posted online. However, it's easy to create your own template outline.

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[@awadelrahman]

When should I start writing? After finishing the experiment? Before starting? Does writing help to correct/develop experiments?

[@ScientificWritingwithKarenLMcK]

In my opinion, the earlier you begin writing the paper, the better. Often, you can write the introduction (or parts of it) and the methods before the experiment is started. I would either begin a text document or a PowerPoint in which I spelled out the topic, the hypothesis or questions, the methods, the experimental design, the study site, and the implications of different outcomes. As I added to this working document and thought about the topic, I often identified secondary experiments or analyses that needed to be done. If I had waited until the experiment was over, it would have been too late to collect those additional data that made the difference between a good paper and an excellent one. Also, by writing parts of the paper early, you will have less of a daunting job ahead of you when you finish the study.
I talk a bit about writing early in this video: The Secret to Becoming a Better Writer:
ua-cam.com/video/5M8TJFkKrJk/v-deo.html

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