PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Branson, Richard D
TI  - Anatomy of a Research Paper
DP  - 2004 Oct 01
TA  - Respiratory Care
PG  - 1222--1228
VI  - 49
IP  - 10
4099  - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/49/10/1222.short
4100  - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/49/10/1222.full
AB  - Writing, editing, and publishing the paper is the last step in the research process. The paper tells the story of the project from inception, through the data-collection process, statistical analysis, and discussion of the results. Novice authors often struggle with writing and often find themselves with either nothing on paper or a weighty version of random thoughts. The process of writing the paper should be analogous to the research process. This article describes and provides a template for the essential sections and features of a scientific report (structured abstract, introduction, hypothesis, methods, results, discussion, and conclusions), describes authorship guidelines that have been established by professional societies, and discusses the importance of adequate and correct references.