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- Title
How to write the discussion section of a scientific article.
- Authors
Vieira, Rogério Faria; de Lima, Renan Cardoso; Mizubuti, Eduardo Seiti Gomide
- Abstract
The Discussion is the hardest section of a scientific article to write, as cognitive skills must be used to properly contextualize the findings of a study. In this article, we guide scientific writers, particularly unexperienced ones, on how to structure a Discussion section based on an article by Docherty and Smith (1999). According to these authors, a discussion should be prepared by organizing information in the following order: (a) statement of principal findings; (b) strengths and weaknesses of the study; (c) strengths and weaknesses in relation to other studies, discussing particularly any differences in results; (d) meaning of the study: possible mechanisms and implications; and (e) unanswered questions and future research. Each component of this sequence is discussed in detail with examples drawn from the literature.
- Subjects
TECHNICAL writing; SCIENTIFIC community
- Publication
Acta Scientiarum: Agronomy, 2019, Vol 41, p1
- ISSN
1679-9275
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4025/actasciagron.v41i1.42621