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How to Structure Your Article?

Summary (in French and English)
It’s a mini-article that accurately summarizes the entire content of the article in a concise and simple style. To ensure fidelity to the content, it should always be written after the article itself. It’s a self-contained text that the reader must understand without referring back to the article. Its length varies from 100 to 400 words, depending on the size of the article.

What to avoid in a summary: abbreviations/acronyms, tables and figures, bibliographic references.

Keywords (in French and English)
These are phrases (a group of 2 or 3 related words; in English, ‘phrases’) and important words that describe the content of the article. Through keywords, your article is easier to find in search engines, thus gaining visibility.
How many are needed: between 3 and 10 keywords.
How to choose them: Select essential words:

• The expression or the most important word from the title,
• Important expressions and words not used in the title but present in the summary,
• Frequently used synonyms for these important expressions and words.

Introduction (10 to 15% of the article)
The introduction is where you will convince your reader of the relevance and importance of your study or project. It contains:

• A general context + a specific context
• The problem or need/specifications
• The objective of the article (the message): what solution you bring to resolve the problem, address the need
• A brief description of the method
• Announcement of the plan

Development
While the scientific article - at least for experimental sciences - adheres to the IMRaD structure, the technical article has a variable geometry. The number of sections and their titles follow a single logic: that of relevance!
The important part is to find in the body of the article:

• The description of the materials and methods
• The presentation of the results accompanied by their analysis
  Additionally, any other section necessary for understanding your arguments is welcome: site description, definitions of concepts, reminders of notions, etc.

Conclusion & Perspectives (10 to 15% of the article)
The conclusion is undoubtedly the most read part, along with the summary and the introduction. This indicates the care you should give it.
This is where your reader should find the essential takeaways:

• Reminder of the study’s objectives
• The main conclusions (with advantages and limitations)
• Possible recommendations
• Perspectives

Bibliography

• Limit yourself to references that have a direct connection to the work described in the article.
• Ensure that every reference included in the bibliography is cited in the text of the article.
• Follow the style imposed by the journal as presented in the style sheet.

Archiving Your Article
For the purposes of valorization and the longevity of know-how and methods, it is important that your article be deposited in HAL INRAE. Download here.

Nomenclature
Please refer to the standard norms of the International System of Units (SI):
https://www.periodni.com/fr/systeme_international_d_unites.html#si_base_units