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s 10, 11, 65–6analyzing 66guidelines for 66importance of 65and review 93word count 65academic library databases 5acknowledgments 48, 89active voice verbs 36–40, 53AIMRaD see under article structureAIM(RaD)C see under article structureAIRDaM see under article structureambiguity, avoiding 63–4appendices 23applied linguistics 41genre analysis 3see also language structurearticle structure 7–8, 9–14, 21, 31AIMRaD 9–10, 10AIM(RaD)C 11AIRDaM 11Conclusions see ConclusionsDiscussion section 10, 11, 55–60examples 11headings 9improving 85Introductions see IntroductionsMethods section 10, 11, 35–40recommendations for future research 56references see referencesResults section 10, 11, 12, 31–2reviewer expectations 13variations 10–12articles, indefinite and definite 112–15difficulty of 104, 112–13flowchart for 115and plurals 115articles, journal see research articlesASCII see text-only formats bar charts 24bibliographic software 91Britton-Simmons & Abbott (2008) 52,109, 133–44Discussion section 57, 59Introduction 49Methods section 36use of verbs 59Buker, Suzanne seeWeissberg&Buker; (1990) charts and diagrams 24–6see also figurescitation 45–7author or information prominent 46to develop an argument 45–6examples 47column charts 24communication skills 103–4see also language skillscomputersdesign with 24spelling checker 91software 24, 91, 109–11see also electronic submissions; InternetConcApp 110–11see also concordancingCargill / Writing Scientific Research Articles 9781405186193_6_ind Final Proof page 169 12.1.2009 6:46pm Compositor Name: KKavitha