Writing a Scientific Paper: Finding Your Story

Are you struggling to write your scientific paper? Many authors say that to be successful, a scientific article has to do more than just present a lot of data. It must tell a clear, compelling story. But how do you figure out what the story is? In this video, I will walk you through the steps to uncover what story your data are telling.

00:00 Intro
00:34 Why you need a clear narrative in mind
01:24 Begin with your data and answer these questions
02:16 An example
04:06 The story emerges
04:49 Follow the story arc
06:04 What to do if you can't find the story

Link to the paper used as an example (Impacts of human disturbance on soil erosion and habitat stability of mangrove-dominated islands in the Pelican Cays and Twin Cays ranges, Belize): https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...

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