Outline for a scientific paper
Reading a scientific paper is a completely different process than reading an article about science in a blog or newspaper. Not only do you read the sections in a different order than they’re presented, but you also have to take notes, read it multiple times, and probably go look up other papers for some of the details. Reading a single paper may take you a very long time at first (hours). Be patient with yourself. The process will go much faster as you gain experience.
Most primary research papers will be divided into the following sections: Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion. The order will depend on which journal it is published in. Some journals have additional files called Supplementary Online Information which contain important details of the research, but are published online instead of in the article itself .
As you read, write down every single word that you don’t understand. You’re going to have to look them all up (yes, every one. You won’t understand the paper if you don’t understand the vocabulary. Scientific words have extremely precise meanings).
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