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1、WritingthepaperIII:Discussion,Conclusions,LiteraturecitedLauraA.MeyersonZhejiangUniversity,Hangzhou–15/16December2008HowtogetpublishedThepurposeoftheDiscussion:Tointerpretyourresults.Toanswerthequestion:Whatdothedatamean?Toexplainthenewunderstandin
2、goftheproblemyourresultshaveprovided.Toputyourresultsinthebroadercontextofotherexistingresearch.DiscussionZhejiangUniversity,Hangzhou–15/16December2008HowtogetpublishedDiscussionTheDiscussionrelatestotheIntroduction,butitdoesnotsimplyrepeatorrearrang
3、etheIntroduction.Instead,thediscussiondescribeshowyourstudyhasadvancedourknowledgeoftheproblem,fromwherewewereattheendoftheIntroduction.TheDiscussionbringsanewperspectiveornewinformation,basedonyourresults.Additionalliteraturesourcesmaybecitedhere.Zh
4、ejiangUniversity,Hangzhou–15/16December2008HowtogetpublishedDoyourresultsprovideanswerstoyourtestablehypotheses?Ifso,howdoyouinterpretyourfindings?Ifnot,whynot?Doyourfindingsagreewithwhatothershaveshown?Ifso,describe.Ifnot,suggestanalternativeexplana
5、tionoranunanticipateddesignflawinyourexperiment(ortheirs?).Discussion:FundamentalquestionstoanswerDiscussion:FundamentalquestionstoanswerGivenyourconclusions,whatisthenewunderstandingoftheproblemthatyouinvestigatedandoutlinedintheIntroduction?Ifwarra
6、nted,whatwouldbethenextstepinyourstudy?i.e.whatstudywouldyoudonext?DonotwastespacerepeatingyourresultsDonotintroducenewresultsintheDiscussionZhejiangUniversity,Hangzhou–15/16December2008HowtogetpublishedConclusionsPurpose:ThepurposeoftheConclusionsse
7、ctionistobrieflystateyourmajorfinalpoints,basedonthesynthesisofyourresultsandtheintroductionanddiscussion.Inotherwords,inthissectionyouaredrawingconclusionsbasedonthediscussionoftheresultsintheprevioussectionTheConclusionsectionofyourpaperisgenerally
8、thefinaltextofyourpaperandemphasizeswhyyourworkisimportant.Theconclusionsectionisusuallybriefandtothepoint.NotallpapershavedistinctConclusionssectionsBesuretocheckthestyleofthejournalthatyouaresubmittingto.ZhejiangUniversity,Hangzhou–15/16December200