Research experiments usually give too many results, making writing research article very difficult and unfocussed. ‘Never start writing any sentence of a research article without knowing clearly the main message’. I invented the Micro-Article to select the major, novel result - and thus the main message - before writing a full research article. Start by designing a simple figure that conveys the novel message. Then fill in result description, interpretation, novelty and benefits. Then fill in problems and hypothesis. Then design a title conveying the novelty or advance, using both specialists and general words, as the title should be readable by a PhD in a different discipline. Share your Micro-Article with scientists in your field (lab colleagues), scientists outside your field and friends: analyze their questions. Then, once the novel message is clear in your mind, start writing your research article. The Micro-Article can be used for scientific writing workshops. For more information, see the book Scientific Writing for Impact Factor Journals, Nova Publishers.

1. This template can be used to select only one novel result or message before writing a research article
From the book Scientific Writing for Impact Factor Journals, Nova Publishers
MICRO-ARTICLE
Title
Global, societal, general problems
Local, specific, scientific problems
Hypothesis, knowledge limits
Experiments
Description of the new result
Figure showing the new result
Interpretation the result
Novelty of the result
Local, specific, scientific benefits
Global, societal, general benefits