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Integrative and Comparative Biology publishes invited manuscripts in a wide range of formats, including research articles. Research articles report new findings arising from research conducted by the author team.
writing a research article
writing a research article
Write your research article by starting with your results.
Do not write your article sections in the order in which they appear in the article (Title, abstract, introduction, methods, results, discussion, conclusions). To build a tight and cohesive article with a compelling narrative, write your article from the results outward.
Order of appearance is not order of writing
Order of appearance is not order of writing
Write your article in the following steps:
give your project a working title
establish the main message of your study
turn your data into figures
extract the main findings of your study from your figures
check that these findings support and build up to your main message
check that your main message is supported by data generated by your study; if not, your article is not e research article but more like a review (data are published already) or a perspective (data still need to be collected)
draft your results section based on the figures and main findings
draft your methods section
draft your discussion section
draft your conclusions
draft your introduction section
draft your abstract
check your reference section to ensure that your citations represents your research community and that relevant contributions to the field are included
revise all drafts to create a final text
create a title
IMRaD model
IMRaD model
Most scholarly articles follow the IMRaD model, named after its four main sections: Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion. Below are tip and resources on how to write the main sections of a scholarly research article.
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