卢宝荣2006-7(山东大学版)TheDepartmentofEcology&EvolutionaryBiology,FudanUniversityBao-RongLuScientificMethodology&ScientificPaperWriting科学研究方法与论文写作卢宝荣2006-7(山东大学版)四、研究材料与方法的选用和表述HowtowriteMaterials&Methods卢宝荣2006-7(山东大学版)HowtowriteMaterials&MethodsThegreatestinventionofthe19thcenturywastheinventionofthemethodofinvention--A.N.Whitehead卢宝荣2006-7(山东大学版)Anroadmapof“Introduction”ProblemsResultReviewMethodConclusion卢宝荣2006-7(山东大学版)StructureofapaperTitle&…IntroductionMaterials&methodsResultsDiscussion卢宝荣2006-7(山东大学版)Materials&MethodsInIntroductionyoustatedthemethodologyemployedinthestudyandthereasonItisnowthetimetodescribeinfulldetailsoftheM&MMostofthissectionshouldbewritteninpasttense卢宝荣2006-7(山东大学版)PurposeoftheM&MThemainpurposeisto:DescribetheexperimentaldesignincludingM&MProvideenoughdetailssothatthecompetentreaderscanfollowtheexperimentProvideabasisforrepetitionoftheexperimentbyotherstotestthevalidityoftheresults卢宝荣2006-7(山东大学版)IfthereisseriousdoubtthatyourexperimentcouldnotberepeatedThereviewerwillrecommendrejectionofyourMSNomatterhowwonderfulyourfindingsareAgoodreviewerwillreadtheM&Mcarefully卢宝荣2006-7(山东大学版)MaterialsFieldmaterialsExperimental(Lab)materialsChemicalsMechanicparts卢宝荣2006-7(山东大学版)MaterialsFieldmaterials:Nameoforganisms(plants,animalsµbes)Describe:Sites,habitats,geographicalinformationofcollections卢宝荣2006-7(山东大学版)MaterialsExperimentalmaterials:ChemicalsDescribeexacttechnicalspecification,quantityandsourceofpreparationAvoidtheuseoftradenames,trytousegenericorchemicalnamesMechanicpartsOnlytheimportantones卢宝荣2006-7(山东大学版)DescribeMingreatcareExperimentalanimals,plants,µ-organismsshouldbeidentifiedaccurately,bygenus,species,andstrainsSourcesshouldbelistedSpecialcharacteristics(age,sex,geneticstatus)shouldbedescribedThecriteriaforselectionshouldbedescribed卢宝荣2006-7(山东大学版)Table1.WheatvarietiesincludedinthisstudySpeciesVarietiesSourceCrossabilityTriticumChineseChina,YNMhighaestivumspringTriticumJ-11China,SCHighaestivumTriticumTurke-1Turkey,ITLowturgidumTriticumIsrael-200Israel,HDLowmonococcum卢宝荣2006-7(山东大学版)MethodsTheobjectiveofMethodsistodescribewhatyoudidinthedesignofyourexperimentTheusualorderofpresentationofMethodsischronologicalSometimesthechronologicalordercannotbefollowedRelatedmethodshouldbedescribedtogether卢宝荣2006-7(山东大学版)Measurements&procedures:describeHOW?HOWMUCH?Newmethod:allthedetailsPublishedmethod:minimumdescription,referenceConsiderWHEREwasitpublished卢宝荣2006-7(山东大学版)HeadingsinM&MUsuallytheM&MsectionhassubheadingsWhenpossible,constructsubheadingsthat“match”thosetobeusedinResultsTheinternalconsistencymakesthetwosectioneasiertowriteReaderswillbeabletograsptherelationshipofaparticularmethodtotherelatedresults卢宝荣2006-7(山东大学版)More…tobenotedMeasurementsandanalysis(e.g.statistical)NeedforreferencesHowtowritenumbersCorrectorderofwords:e.g.Havingcompletedthestudy,theweedsareofnofurtherinterest卢宝荣2006-7(山东大学版)Moreabouttense…IntroductionM&MResultsDiscussion卢宝荣2006-7(山东大学版)MaterialsandmethodsII.DNAextractionDNAfrom……III.PCRandelectrophoresisTheextractedDNAsamples……IV.DataanalysisAllthecollecteddatawereanalyzedusing……I.PlantMaterialsTwenty-twoaccessionsof……