SCI writing, the novice, in addition to not being able to write, is not willing to put pen to paper, resulting in SCI has been dead in the water…
In addition to not being able to write the part of the novice how to refuse to procrastinate, clean and fresh in 1 week to complete a (whether rough or not) the first draft?
Firstly, set a goal
Everything in advance is established, not in advance is invalid, since the heart has a goal: 1 week (or even 4 days) to complete.
You need to set a goal, make a plan, and know what you need to accomplish every day.
First of all, the order of writing: “Results” – “Introduction” – “Abstract” – “Methodsy” – “Discussion” (as long as you finish these, we will talk about other small details later), corresponding to the difficulty of the different time schedules.
For example, 4 days of writing can be roughly arranged like this.
Results is the main content of a SCI, time 1 day.
Introduction need to cite references, a simple 3 paragraph writing, plus some references, time 1 day;
Abstract is relatively simple, half a day is enough, you can add Figure Legend; Methods is also relatively simple, half a day is enough, you can add Figure Legend.
Methods is also relatively simple, is a bit cumbersome, half a day is also enough; Discussion is the most difficult.
Discussion is the most difficult, 1-2 days.
Of course, everyone is good at different parts, according to their own needs to arrange on the line, and do not arrange too tight, such as a second can not get a break kind of, will only add to the pressure.
Of course, everyone is good at Part is different, according to their own needs to arrange it, and do not arrange too tight, such as a second can not get a break kind of, will only add to the pressure.
I finished the first draft in 4 days, with a cumulative time of 12.25h, and the specific writing order and time are as follows: Monday: Results + Figures.
Monday: Results+Figure Legend: 3h; Tuesday: Methods: 45h.
Tuesday: Methods: 45min; Introduction: 3h, writing: 2h.
Wednesday: Abstract: 0.5h; Thursday: Discussion: 3h.
Thursday: Discussion: 3h.
After the completion of the first draft, you can change the first 2 times (will be quite painful), and then find a friend of the same profession to help read once, and then sent to the tutor, of course, this needs to look at the time schedule of others, but at least you temporarily complete the task of liberation ~!
Second, the mindset adjustment & goal dismantling
Don’t think it’s impossible to finish Results in 1 day, that’s because you don’t use the right method and your mindset is not adjusted. The first draft is just a draft, not for you to write in one breath and submit directly, there are still several rounds of revision between the first draft and the submission.
Don’t think of perfection in one breath, think of completion first, the goal is not the same, your power of action is very different.
Now let’s ask you, in one day’s time, finish writing Results, ok?
Specific practices.
Inform people around you in advance that you are going to shut down and write, find a space where you won’t be disturbed, and arrange a study time for yourself.
For example, 9:00-11:00 is the most efficient time to study, and then half an hour in advance to get ready, such as open the software, prepare materials, etc. In the morning, you only need to write 2 hours. In the morning, you only need to write 2h at ease is enough, first write at ease, no matter how to write, you only need to focus on the end of the 2h on the liberation.
Similarly, in the afternoon 14:30-16:30, also write 2h, write and leave. Evening 19:30-21:30, and then simply change a little, perfect, up to 2h, a total of 6 hours a day, write Results, even if you total 6 paragraphs of small results, a paragraph of 1h to write is enough, 1 hour, a paragraph of results, difficult?
So you see, the goal is carefully broken down into 1h to write a paragraph of ten (may be only 100-200 words), will be more acceptable than a day to write the Results, so that people more acceptable.
Third, the specific task arrangements and completion time
Monday: Results+Figure Legends
Steps.
1) Finish organising all your results, and see which Figures (generally 6-8 Figures) you can summarise them into.
2) First find similar related SCI import template literature (3-5), to imitate the writing. Literature selection: the experimental methods/tools used in the results of the articles are similar to yours.
3) Corresponding to the results, find the corresponding SCI results paragraph, analyse its sentence structure, and borrow it into your own results.
4) The basic framework: why this analysis – a specific description of the results (more detailed) summary of the results.
My results writing framework is very simple, basically.
In order to analyse what results, with what tools to analyse the results for (detailed description of the results of the chart), the last paragraph of the summary of the results, in line with the results of the subheading.
The results of the above probably wrote 3h, a breath of writing, otherwise the idea is easy to break.
Tuesday: Introduction+Methods Writing
Steps.
1)-Prepare the latest and most complete references, download the original text (do not change the name). The process will take about 3h, depending on the person and the speed of the internet.
2)And import Mendelay or Endnote.
3) the end of the preparatory work, you can start writing, the first 3 paragraphs of Introduction to write what, and then to the framework to fill the writing material (i.e., references) can be.
Framework.
The first paragraph (to determine the importance of the study + literature review):such as the current state of research on bladder cancer, leading to the urgent need for XX aspects of the target.
First sentence: Importance of the topic.
Second sentence:Introduction of relevant information about the topic (sources, components, etc.) X.
Current research on the topic (importance).
However.
Second paragraph (present the problems, deficiencies, gaps in existing research)[ :e.g. what is the current status of target research in XX, what is still missing (what is missing is exactly what this topic can provide).
Fifth-seventh sentences:examples.
The third paragraph (the research work of this paper) :such as the formal introduction of the work of this topic brief introduction, what was done, the purpose of the work
introduction, what was done, and what was the purpose or significance?
Eighth sentence: the purpose of this article.
Introduction took almost 2h to write.
Wednesday: Abstract+Title
I’m going to take a break from writing for tomorrow’s “Discussion”.
Abstract directly according to the framework to write on the line, 4 points: Objective, Methods, Results, Conclusion, time about half an hour (this part of the method to be detailed and appropriate, the results can be more descriptive, the word count control of about 300)
Thursday: Discussion
The difficulty lies in what to discuss, so you need to set the framework first. Conventional thinking, if it is multi-gene, then the general structure of the discussion. General: disease + target status; sub: each target status + structure; general: summary of the significance of the study and shortcomings.
If it is a single gene, then it is a multi-faceted study of the disease, which is also a general structure. Total: disease + target status; Sub: each disease aspect status + structure; Total.
Summary of research significance and shortcomings.
Once the structure of the discussion is set (the framework of this writing is still a multi-gene general framework, the discussion directly on each key gene segmentation to start the analysis of the results and the results of the references compared to the analysis), you can look for the corresponding structure of the material needed (that is, the references), so that writing up is relatively fast.
Ok, so a first draft is considered complete, the follow-up must be revised, and then revised, and then check, embellish, modify the format and so on, and then finally select the journal to submit.
In fact, SCI writing is not difficult to refine than the four or six grade writing is quite simple (after all, long difficult sentences SCI writing is not recommended), especially after writing more, in fact, is a good framework to fill the content, the more the idea of the smoother the more difficult to write the lower.
This is also a practice makes perfect step, such as the big boys writing a night to get it done. But the premise is that you have content to write, after all, the clever woman can not cook without rice.!
As for SCI writing novice, naturally difficult, but not insurmountable, correct mindset, slowly write, as long as you procrastination is not too serious, SCI can always be finished~
Finally, I wish you all SCI can be published successfully!
