Let’s start with the general principles of responsible publishing, without which you could be at risk of having your text rejected before the potential peer review process. Among the most important by far are the principles related to research ethics (laid down in Dean’s Measure No. 20/2020; available in Czech only) and the requirements related to the demands on the professionalism of research work. In particular, it is necessary to ensure the following:
To learn more about research and ethical principles, see these comprehensive resources, for example:
When structuring a scientific article, in almost all cases you should divide the text into logical sections as shown in the table below. To find out what areas to include in your article and how to name the sections, check the structure of the articles published in the selected journals.
| Title | Describes the content of the article |
| Authors and affiliations | Author’s team |
| Abstract | A brief description of the article, length 150-300 words (research problem, methods, results, conclusion) that leads the reviewers to accept the review and the reader to decide whether to continue reading the article |
| Keywords | 2-4 thesaurus entries used in the scientific community or entries freely created based on the content of the text (important for database searches) |
| Introduction | Posing a problem, setting a general research question |
| Methods | Explanation of how the research data were obtained, including a detailed description of the methods for possible replication of the experiment |
| Results | Description of observed/discovered phenomena |
| Discussion | Summary of the impact of the results and possible limitations |
| Conclusion | Recapitulation of the main results of the paper and its benefits |
| Acknowledgements | List of people and institutions that have provided intellectual assistance with the preparation of the text/research or supported it in other ways |
| References | Citation of sources on which the author based their work |
| Appendix | Possibility of publishing additional data |
A scientific article must be supported by high-quality sources. This will also increase your chances of having your paper accepted for review. However, as soon as you come across a topic you want to cover, before writing the text, focus on whether the issue is covered in dissertations, research, professional reviews, or articles from respected periodicals and large publishers that you could use. Without thorough initial research, you may come across sources that accurately summarize what you are about to write, and the writing itself can easily become a frustrating affair.
All your works, works of other authors, unpublished sources, websites, pictures, graphs, etc., must be properly cited according to the citation style required by the chosen journals. Gone are the days when citations had to be written with a citation manual in hand. The following services will help you create error-free citations of various types of documents:
