ABSTRACT

Practical preparations for drafting-Place and time-Writing materials-Form of output-Getting started-Style and grammarTranslations-Nomenclature and abbreviations-ReferencesHeadings-Drafting the body of the paper-Introduction-Materials and methods-Results-Making a preliminary presentationDiscussion-Title-Abstract-Keywords-AcknowledgementsAppendix-List of contents-Burying the first draft

When the preliminaries are completed and the tables and figures have been chosen and designed, start drafting the text. If possible, write the draft before you dismantle apparatus, dispose of organisms, or take some other irrevocable step.