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How to read a scientific
paper
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Md. Ahasanul Alam (Roll-10)
Mustafizur Rahman (Roll-22)
Contents of a scientific paper
• Title and Authors
• Abstract/summary
• Introduction
• Materials and Methods
• Results
• Discussion
• Acknowledgements
• References
• Figures/Tables
Reading a scientific paper
• Is this paper relevant to me?
• Go through the sequence -> Title -> Abstract-> Result-> Discussion
• Searching for research area/topic?
• Go through the sequence -> Title -> Abstract-> Introduction->Result->
Discussion
• Finally, Materials and Methods
Keywords
• Try to locate keywords within the research article and distinguish
them as relevant or irrelevant based on your need.
Difficulties in reading a paper
• Poorly written paper
• Previous paper suggestion
• Uncritical about experiments
• Over ambitious authors
Evaluating a paper
• What problems does the paper address?
- Go through introduction and result.
• What are the findings of the paper?
- Go through abstract or read the full paper.
Evaluating a paper
• What are the proofs of the findings?
- Go through the result.
- Try to understand the figures, tables and data.
• Do the data actually support the result?
- Don’t believe the author, judge by yourself!
Evaluating a paper
• What is the quality of the proofs?
- Hard to say, comes by experience
- Ask yourself and be a judge
- Try to understand the methods
- Know the limitations of the methodology
Evaluating a paper
• Why are the results important?
- It advances our knowledge.
- Shows new research direction.
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How to-read-a-scientific-paper

  • 1. How to read a scientific paper Prepared by: Md. Ahasanul Alam (Roll-10) Mustafizur Rahman (Roll-22)
  • 2. Contents of a scientific paper • Title and Authors • Abstract/summary • Introduction • Materials and Methods • Results • Discussion • Acknowledgements • References • Figures/Tables
  • 3. Reading a scientific paper • Is this paper relevant to me? • Go through the sequence -> Title -> Abstract-> Result-> Discussion • Searching for research area/topic? • Go through the sequence -> Title -> Abstract-> Introduction->Result-> Discussion • Finally, Materials and Methods
  • 4. Keywords • Try to locate keywords within the research article and distinguish them as relevant or irrelevant based on your need.
  • 5. Difficulties in reading a paper • Poorly written paper • Previous paper suggestion • Uncritical about experiments • Over ambitious authors
  • 6. Evaluating a paper • What problems does the paper address? - Go through introduction and result. • What are the findings of the paper? - Go through abstract or read the full paper.
  • 7. Evaluating a paper • What are the proofs of the findings? - Go through the result. - Try to understand the figures, tables and data. • Do the data actually support the result? - Don’t believe the author, judge by yourself!
  • 8. Evaluating a paper • What is the quality of the proofs? - Hard to say, comes by experience - Ask yourself and be a judge - Try to understand the methods - Know the limitations of the methodology
  • 9. Evaluating a paper • Why are the results important? - It advances our knowledge. - Shows new research direction.