Review

What are the Basic Principles, Preferences and Options in Writing a Medical Scientific Article?

10.5222/otd.2012.065

  • Özay Özkaya
  • Derya Bingöl
  • Ilker Üsçetin
  • Tolga Aksan
  • Mehmet Karahangil
  • Mithat Akan

Received Date: 14.08.2011 Accepted Date: 14.02.2012 Eur Arc Med Res 2012;28(2):65-71

Scientific article is a written and published report describing the results of an original research. One of the most effective ways of scientific communication for scientists is writing scientific papers. Doctors launch experimental and clinical scientific researchs to practice new medical applications or to change and develop the existing ones. The results of the researches which are prepared to meet the requirements of the current publications are published as scientific articles. The scientific articles should be written within the defined rules of publication. Physicians who wish to contribute to the academic studies, should learn these rules before preparing scientific articles. Therefore, we aimed to examine the principles of writing scientific articles so as to propose guides especially for the physicians who are in the beginning of their medical profession and want to develop and strengthen their clinical experience with the academic studies.

Keywords: Scientific article, article writing principles, scientific research