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CÁCH VIẾT BÀI BÁO KHOA HỌC

(SCIENTIFIC PAPER WRITING)

Scientific Writing Workshop

HCM City, Vietnam, 26-27 Nov 2011

Organised by the Univerity of Medicine & Pharmacy, HCMC.

Endorsed by the Asia-Pacific Association

of Medical Journal Editors (APAME )

CÁCH VIẾT BÀI BÁO KHOA HỌC

Scientific Writing Workshop HCM City, Vietnam, 26-27 Nov 2011

- Professor Datuk Dr L.M Looi

Professor of Pathology, University of Malaya, &

Editor-in-Chief, Malaysian Journal of Pathology

- Professor Wilfred CG Peh

Singapore Medical Journal, National University of Singapore

- Professor JF Lapeña Jr M.A., M.D., F.P.C.S

Univerity of Phillipines Manila, The Health Sciences Center

- Professor Dr John T Arokiasamy

International Medical University, Malaysia

Editorial Advisor, Medical Journal of Malaysia

WHY WRITE?

WHY PUBLISH?

Writing is a way of life in Science:

• Search for knowledge & understanding

• Ideas & hypothesis testing

• Factual observations

• Accurate records

• Challenge & Debate

THE PURPOSE OF

PUBLICATION

• A scientific experiment is not

completed until results are published

• Inform peers of discoveries

• Allow other workers to verify findings

• Join the realm of scientists and

scholars

How to write?

A good paper has content, structure

and style

Basic Structure : IMRAD

I ntroduction : Why did we start?

M ethod ( M aterials & M ethods): What

Scientific Writing Style

• Factual, literal & unemotional

vs metaphorical & poetic

• Precise vs ambiguous

• Concise vs repetitive

• Formal vs conversational

– according to guidelines for the

specific paper type

American Journal of Roentgenology

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Title, Abstract, Keywords

The Title

- It should be short, clear, informative,

precise and specific.

- It should have maximum information with minimum words

- It should attract readers with similar

interests to read the document

- The title is reviewed after the document being prepared is completed

The Title

• “Gastrointestinal manifestations of Dengue

infection in adults”

• Psychological Distress, Quality of Life, and

Coping in Cancer Patients: A Prospective Study

MJM Dec 2008

• May describe the subject of the article:

“Pattern of lung cancer in Malaysia”

• May describe the focus in a field of study:

“The relationship of obesity and exercise in Diabetes Mellitus”

• May describe the outcome of an experiment:

“Aflatoxin induces liver cancer in rats”

• This is most widely read

• Sometimes referred to as the summary

• Located at the beginning of the article

• It must be easily understood to one who is

not reading the whole article

• Conveys scope of the study

• Provides as much information as possible in

a limited space

Uses of Abstract

• Helps decide if the paper is worth reading

• Helps readers keep up to date with new

developments

• Available in on-line databases

Writing the Abstract

• Structured vs Unstructured

• Structured Abstract outlines:

– Purpose (Aims os ojective)/Background – Methods of the work

– Important findings (Results)

– Conclusion

UNSTRUCTURED ABSTRACT

STRUCTURED ABSTRACT

Writing the Abstract

• Use simple language

• Objective and factual

• Avoid abbreviations, references

• Maximum length is 250 words

• Followed by 3 to 10 keywords

• Inserted at the end of the abstract

• Helps compilation of index and cross

referencing

• Helps literature search

• Based on the focus of the study

• Captures main topics of the article

• 3 to 10 words

• Terms from Medical Subject Headings (MeSH

terms) list in Index Medicus are used

Writing the Introduction

What am I going to say?

• Introduce a specific topic

• Provide background information about what has already been done by others, supported

by a limited number of relevant references

• Inform about the purpose of the paper, what it will address, and how it relates to previous

work

3S: Short, Sharp, Swift

Writing the Introduction

The 3 paragraph rule:

• What is the problem? (1 st paragraph)

- Describe the problem to be investigated

• Why is it important? (2 nd paragraph)

- Review relevant research to provide rationale; show the gap

• What solution do you propose? ( 3 rd paragraph)

- Briefly describe your ideas: hypothesis(es), aim; research question(s)…

1st paragraph

2nd paragraph

3rd paragraph

Writing the Introduction

Common errors:

• Overlong and rambling introduction section

• Extensive listing of references

• Extensive critique of others’ work

• Important previous work missing

• Objectives not clearly stated

• Inclusion of data or conclusions from the work being reported

WRITING THE MATERIALS

– Subjects and methods

– Patients and methods

– Methodology

– Methods

• Most important part of paper

• Flaws in this section will lead to rejection

WRITING THE MATERIALS

AND METHODS Purpose of M&M

• Describe study in sufficient detail

• Other competent researchers are able to repeat the study

• Details are important

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WRITING THE MATERIALS

• What was done?

• How was it done? • How was it done?

• How was the data analysed?

• Do not include data obtained during course of study (Results)

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WRITING THE MATERIALS

manuscript preparation

• Description of how study was conducted - Use

past tense

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