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Scientific Paper Template and Guide
Scientific Paper Template and Guide
Title
(Guide in Writing your title: The title should be less than ten words and should reflect the factual content
of the paper. Scientific titles are not designed to catch the reader's fancy. A good title is straightforward
and uses keywords that researchers in a particular field will recognize.)
(Surnames of the Researcher)
ABSTRACT
(The purpose of an abstract is to allow the reader to judge whether it would serve his or her purposes to
read the entire report. A good abstract is a concise (100 to 200 words) summary of the purpose of the
report, the data presented, and the author's major conclusions)
The introduction defines the subject of the report. It must outline the scientific purpose(s) or objective(s)
for the research performed and give the reader sufficient background to understand the rest of the report.
Care should be taken to limit the background to whatever is pertinent to the experiment. A good
introduction will answer several questions, including the following:
The answer to this question must review the literature, showing the historical development of an idea and
including the confirmations, conflicts, and gaps in existing knowledge.
The specific hypotheses and experimental design pertinent to investigating the topic should be described.
You may also state the question to be answered by this research.
(For phase 2, you may use pictures to show how you performed the experiment.)
III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION (This should include step 5 of Scientific Investigation)
(Use graphs and tables to show data gathered from the experiment.)
(What can you conclude? Did the experiment support or disprove your hypothesis?)
(To cite a web page: List the editor or author. Name of website. Version number. Name of
institution/organization publishing the site. Date last updated. Web. Date of access.
Example: Doe, Jane. "How to Cite an Internet Article in Modern Language Association Style."
MLA Formatting Archives. Citation Handbook Publishers, 28 November 2003. Web. 29 May
2012.)