title: Practical suggestions in the writing of a research paper.
abstract: Writing a scientific article requires proper planning and a methodical approach. This article provides practical tips to organize the materials before writing, and discusses how to approach the writing of different parts of an article; that is, introduction, materials and methods, results, and discussion. It also provides guidelines on authorship, citing references, selecting photographs, tables and legends, and finally on style, grammar and syntax.
authors.affiliation: Medical and Vision Research Foundation, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Biswas
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008374:Manuscripts, Medical as Topic; D009885:Ophthalmology; D014956:Writing