What is the IMRAD structure of academic papers?
There is no fixed pattern of writing at the beginning of academic papers, which varies from article to article, but it can be written with reference to the general structure of English scientific papers to give you a direction. The content only needs to be expanded: Introduction: What is the problem studied? Materials and Methods: How to study this problem? Result: What did you find? Discussion: What do these findings mean? According to this structural master plan paper, there is a method worth learning, which is the "concept map" proposed by Professor Ashby of Cambridge University. First, write down the topic of the article on a large piece of paper (A3 or A4 paper, horizontally placed) (it is important to set the topic in advance), and then determine the topic of the basic paragraph according to the structure of IMRaD and write it in different boxes. You can record anything that flashes in your mind that can be included in this section, such as paragraph titles, charts, ideas that need further elaboration, etc. Write them in the circle near the box and mark their boxes with arrows. The stage of drawing concept maps is also a stage of free thinking, and there is no need to stick to details in this process. What does the article need to contain? What else needs to be done, to find the original text of a document, to draw a chart, or to find another reference document? When you find that you need to add another paragraph, add a new box to the concept map. If you find that the original order needs to be adjusted, mark the new order with arrows. The process of drawing concept maps looks like a children's game, but it is of great significance. It can give you free thinking space, and record the process of your thinking development through charts. This is the first step in writing a paper: consider the structure of the article as a whole, think about various ways to organize the article, prepare the required materials, and record new ideas at any time. Using this method, no matter which part you start with when you formally start writing, you can make the overall situation orderly. If in doubt, please add WeChat official account: lunwen64. I hope I can help you. I wish you a successful publication of your paper!