Classic cheat sheet: functions, style and rules of thumb for every research paper section
Faheem_uh · x · 2026-10-28
A share of the classic table from Hengl & Gould (2002), "Rules of thumb for writing research articles", breaking down each section: short catchy titles (7-10 words), past-tense passive abstracts, state-of-the-art references in introductions, active-voice reproducible methodology, figure-first results highlighting the most significant findings, and conclusions that state rather than recapitulate — hiding unexpected results is called out as the biggest mistake.
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