How to plan your astronomy research paper in ten steps

Chamba, N, Knapen, JH ORCID: 0000-0003-1643-0024 and Black, D (2022) How to plan your astronomy research paper in ten steps. Nature Astronomy, 6 (9). pp. 1015-1020. ISSN 2397-3366

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Abstract

Scientific writing is an important skill for a career as a professional astrophysicist. However, very few researchers receive any formal training in how to write scientific research papers of high quality in an efficient manner. This Perspective is the first of a two-part self-help guide to scientific writing to address this skills gap. This part focusses on planning your academic research paper in astronomy. We discuss how to crystallize the ideas that underlie a research project, analyse how the paper can be constructed considering the audience and the chosen journal, and give an overview of the publishing process. Whether you are a student writing your first paper or an experienced author, you may find the ideas presented here useful.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Q Science > QB Astronomy
Divisions:	Astrophysics Research Institute
Publisher:	Nature Research
Date of acceptance:	12 July 2022
Date of first compliant Open Access:	8 March 2023
Date Deposited:	17 Oct 2022 14:35
Last Modified:	05 Jul 2025 13:15
DOI or ID number:	10.1038/s41550-022-01757-1
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/17867

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