In other words: what do you need to write to build the the components of an IMRaD paper.
Developing the components of your paper
You can start in any order you like. When you get stuck, you might have stumbled on a dependency.
| Section/component | How to develop | Depends on |
|---|---|---|
| Abstract | Summarise after the paper is complete | Entire paper |
| Introduction | ||
| - Broader context | Capturing research decisions | Implications |
| - Current state of knowledge & gaps | Capturing research decisions | Broader context, Main Discussion |
| - Study aims & scope | Asking questions | Knowledge gap, Main Discussion |
| Methods | ||
| - Rationale | Capturing research decisions | Study aims & scope |
| - Procedure | Document protocols | Methods rationale |
| Results | ||
| - Supporting & Main findings | Interpreting data | Study aims & scope, Methods rationale |
| Discussion | ||
| - Summary | Summarise after the paper is complete | Entire paper |
| - Main Discussion | Interpreting findings | Study aims & scope, Knowledge gap, Methods rationale |
| - Implications | Address the problem stated in the broader context | Broader context |