Scientific writing formats
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This document discusses scientific writing formats. It begins by explaining that scientific writings are an important way to share knowledge and findings, and that they come in different types depending on their content and nature. Some common examples of scientific writing formats are research papers, review papers, theses, presentations, books, reports, and articles. The document then divides scientific literature into primary, secondary, and tertiary sources based on their content, format, and purpose of publication. It provides a table comparing the components of various scientific writing formats such as research articles, reviews, conference papers, theses, books, posters, and synopses. Finally, it lists references used to collect facts and figures for the document.
Scientific writing formats
- 1. Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Submitted by: Rizwan Abbas Semester: 7th Roll number: BSBT-13-F-043 Assignment title: Scientific writing formats.
- 2. Scientific writing formats. Scientific writing Formats introduction Scientific writings and literatures are important component of scientific communications. These provides efficient means of sharing knowledge and scientific finding in order to present or put forward the facts in public and other sources. Scientific writings are categorized in different types according to different aspects and nature of the contents. All formats are aimed to share the findings and facts. (1) The different formats of written information’s include Research paper/Article, Review paper, Research Dissertations, PhD Theses, Synopsis Pre prints, Poster presentations, Scientific books, Survey Reports, Magazines, Newspaper articles, letters to editor, Editorials, Short communications, Scientific presentations, Conference and interviews reports etc are common examples. (2) Generally all these scientific writing are considered as source of information and are available in different sources like Scientific Journals, Data base, Encyclopedia, Magazines , libraries and other internet tools, which makes communication accessible and easy.(3) According to the content, formats, proceedings and the purpose of publication all of such literature and writings are divided in many categories. (4) a. Primary literature b. Secondary literature c. Tertiary literature Primary literature are mostly the authentic source of literature .It includes Scholars research Articles, Thesis, Scientific presentations and Reports Secondary literatures include peered reviewed information’s, the translation of original facts and findings like review papers and books Tertiary writing formats are usually the explanatory facts and supporting facts, mostly conducted in light of primary and secondary sources. A brief comparison about component of various scientific writing formats is given in the table. P.T.O
- 3. Components of various scientific writing formats Components Research articles Review article Conferenc e papers Dissertation /Thesis Scientifi c books Posters Synopsis R-Grants Title Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Authors/ Institution Yes Yes Yes Yes if any Yes Mention Mention Purpose/aim May be Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Content section No No Mention No Yes Yes No Abstract Yes Yes Yes No May be Yes Yes Keywords/abbr eviations Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Introduction Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Material & methods Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Detail expenses No No No No No No Important Table & Figures Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes If any Diagrams Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes If any Statistical analysis Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes If applicable Discussions Yes No Yes Yes May be No No Result & conclusion Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes supposed limitations No Yes Yes if any No No No No Future perspectives Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Conflict of interest Yes(not necessary) No No No No No No Acknowledgme nt Supporters If any Case based Case based Contribu tion May be If any Appendix/Glos sary Yes Yes Not necessary Yes Yes Yes Yes Bibliography Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes P.T.O
- 4. Components Short communic ations Study Survey presentati ons Technologi cal reports Editorial Letters Opinions Blogs post Magazine/ Journals Title Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Author Institution Yes Yes Yes Yes May be Yes Yes if any Purpose/aim Yes Yes Yes Yes Mention Yes Yes Content section No Mention Yes Yes No No No Abstract Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Keywords/abbr eviations Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Introduction Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Material & methods Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Detail expenses Yes No No No No No No Table & Figures Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Diagrams Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Statistical analysis Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Discussions Yes No Yes Yes No No No Result & conclusion Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Future perspectives Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Limitations If any Yes Yes Mention Mention Mention Mention Conflict of interest No No No No No No No Acknowledgme nt Financial support etc Mention No If any No No No Appendix/Glos sary No Yes Yes Yes No No No Bibliography Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
- 5. Bibliography The facts and figures are collected from different sources and tools and there references are given below. 1. https://undergraduatesciencelibrarian.org/a-very-brief-introduction-to-the- scientific-literature/ 2. http://www.lib.vt.edu/help/research/info-sources.html 3. https://undergraduatesciencelibrarian.org/a-very-brief-introduction-to-the- scientific-literature/types-of-scientific-literature/ 4. http://ejbiotechnology.ucv.cl/iaformato/short_communications.html 5. http://www.makesigns.com/tutorials/scientific-poster-parts.aspx 6. Article Intermediate skills manual 2001 published in Biological science Gopen, G.D. and Swan, J.A. (1990). The science of scientific writings. 7. Article “Writing successfully in science” Written by Chapman Hall The end