Effective writing and publishing scientific papers, part III: introduction

First discuss the general background, preferably stressing the magnitude of the problem or the societal burden of the disease. Ask yourself, "Will this introduction sell my paper to editors, reviewers, readers, and the media?" * Check if the introduction has a funnel shape with clear secti...

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Published inJournal of clinical epidemiology Vol. 66; no. 7; p. 702
Main Authors Cals, Jochen W.L., Kotz, Daniel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2013
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Biomedical Research
Epidemiology
Humans
Internal Medicine
Product introduction
Publishing
Research Report - standards
Servers
Studies
Writing
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Summary:First discuss the general background, preferably stressing the magnitude of the problem or the societal burden of the disease. Ask yourself, "Will this introduction sell my paper to editors, reviewers, readers, and the media?" * Check if the introduction has a funnel shape with clear sections on [white circle]general background (what is this all about?); [white circle]what is known and what is unknown about this specific subject (why was this study needed, and why is it important?); [white circle]primary research question (what did we want to know?); and [white circle]study aim and design (what did we do to answer the research question?). * Look at the length of the introduction (maximum 10-15% of the total word count). * Determine if the introduction is the start of the story line of your paper by looking at your outline (skeleton). * Ask yourself, "Will this introduction sell my paper to editors, reviewers, readers, and the media?"
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ISSN:0895-4356
1878-5921
1878-5921
DOI:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2013.01.004