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Introduction Publications are essential for your future
career
Writing publications (or thesis) is difficult
You can learn it (it is a skill not an art)
“easy reading is hard writing”
“tell a scientific story”
Elements of a paper
Title Abstract Introduction (Materials) and Methods Results Discussion Conclusions References
Title
Shortest summary of your paper Attracts attention for your work Put the most important words at the
beginning
Title papers (exercise) Title 1: Open data policies, their
implementation and impact: A framework for comparison
Title 2: A stakeholder-based assessment framework applied to evaluate development scenarios for the spatial data infrastructure for Flanders
Title 3: Spatial Data Infrastructures: Hype or Hit?
Introduction From general to specific
Statements about the topic (context topic or problem)
Aspects already studied (with references to others)
Aspects not studied or know (with references)
Selection of research niche Goal of the paper
(Materials and) Methods
How was the work done? The method must be a scientific method
Transparent Objective Reproducible
TIP: Use are much as possible existing methods and procedures
TIP: Most critical section of a paper
Results
(Sometimes combined with Discussion) Presentation of the results in a few Figures
and Tables Do not present all findings (only the most
important ones What are the most striking results (highlight
results)
TIP: Take the reader by the hand
Discussion
(A restatement of the main findings) Explanations of the findings (supported by
literature) Limitations of the study Implications of the study
Personal TIP: Limit is to a few main discussion points
Conclusions
Repeat the overall objective of you paper Formulate the answers/main findings Suggestion for further research
TIP: Keep it short and to the point
References
Always follow the guidelines of the journal
TIP: Check them for completeness and correctness!
Abstract
Some backgroud information Scope of the study Some info on the method Most important results Conclusion and recommendation
Final remarks/Summary Follow the agreed structure for scientific
papers
Study good examples
Keep the objective limited
Pay amble attention to a clear scientific method!
Final remak
Paper writing is difficult (even for experienced scientists)
All scientists have some of their papers rejected
Essential skill for your future career!