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Author(s) -
STEFANSSON E
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2012.4754.x
Subject(s) - mistake , excuse , point (geometry) , quality (philosophy) , statement (logic) , computer science , context (archaeology) , scientific literature , epistemology , law , mathematics , history , philosophy , geometry , archaeology , political science , paleontology , biology
Purpose The intrinsic quality of a scientific article depends first and foremost on its scientific content. However, the way in which the scientific material is presented and the paper is written may determine whether the scientific content will ever receive the attention it deserves. There may not be any perfect recipe for a perfect paper, but it is possible to point out some general characteristics of good papers, and we will try to do so. The title sometimes decides whether a potential reader will give your article a proper look. A good title is descriptive, and it may also give a statement if the journal style allows. The abstract is the most important part of your article. It is what most people will read, and they will proceed to read the article proper only if they find the abstract to be interesting. If you excuse the parable, a good abstract is like a miniskirt – short enough to be exciting and long enough to cover the essentials. Methods Describe the material or patients and the methods in brief. It is advisable to specify the study design. Results Present the most important results in a brief manner. Please give quantitative data with confidence limits whenever applicable. The reader wants to know what your results were, not just whether they were “statistically significant” or not. Conclusion Put your data into context with the clinical practice, literature or both. How do your results add to the scientific knowledge or preferred practice? What have we learned? A common mistake is to include general conclusions which are not specifically supported by the data presented. Please check that the conclusions are in line with the stated aim of the study.Commercial interest