4 Common Mistakes Made When Writing a Research Article | How to Write and Publish Research Articles

[@amerigo88]

Have peer reviewed dozens of academic articles. Great advice in the video. I can usually spot a paper lead authored by a PhD student quickly due to the difference in tone, much as she describes in this video. I recommend picking a favorite, seminal article or three in your discipline and emulate that tone. Another tip is most papers are written by a group and they frequently don't "smooth" the paper before submission. This results in a Frankenpaper with three or four different tones, often with poor grammar from one or two of the authors. It is disrespectful to the journal , its editors, and its reviewers to not at least fully clean uo the grammar and spelling before initial submission . Poor spelling and grammar get between your hard-won research results and the reader. Just getting this right can make a good first impression on your editor and the reviewers, winning them over to help get the paper published. Failing to do so often ends up in your paper falling to lower ranked journals more willing/forced to endure this lack of professionalism by their authors.

[@medicussapiens]

Great advice for the novice. Thank you!

[@ppp3729]

CORRECT!!! I have not struggled to understand these as naturally, I have always read before writing. When you are about to embark writing a research paper, look at 3-4 papers that close to your field to get an idea of style and tone, although you should develop your your tone. This should help frame the article structure. Next, sit down and write a discussion analysis against your results from an experiment you've done, this should help create your overall story and message which will providethe gap in the literature your are trying to prove (novelty). Lastly, communicate it with elegance and precision - a story, not an encyclopedia. Ask yourself, would you like to receive a paper that was reference manual that is drab and lifeless. No, you wouldn't . Excite your reader.

[@DrMohammedFHasan]

Great work, keep it up 😊

[@michen25]

Very good comments.