How to write a journal article

Make your article a story

Introduction Summary/Conclusion

Detailed description

Background/ Lit review

Functional description Test Results/ Validation

Economic & IP Analysis

INTRODUCTIONWhy this awesome project happened

SUMMARY AND LITERATURE REVIEW

Other people may have helped my awesome project along

What is a summary/ lit review?Why do I need one?

Someone did something that made you want to do this project – talk about it

Someone has probably done something similar in the past

Someone has probably designed or created some of the bits your project uses

Cite with Style

• IEEE: http://standards.ieee.org/guides/style/

• Examples: http://www.ieee.org/documents/ieeecitationref.pdf

Example: In-text

Bockelman [1] and Lowe-Wincentsen [2] both postulate that student authors learn how to write proper citations. In her Copyright 101 talk, Lowe-Wincentsen [2], states that plagiarism can be avoided through proper use of citations. The Library website [3] has many resources to help format citations.

Examples: Reference pageBook:

[1] J. K. Author, “Title of chapter in the book,” in Title of His Published Book, xth ed. City of Publisher, Country if not USA: Abbrev. of Publisher, year, ch. x, sec. x, pp. xxx–xxx.Journal/ Conference:

[2] J. K. Author, “Name of paper,” Abbrev. Title of Periodical, vol. x, no. x, pp. xxx-xxx, Abbrev. Month, year.Web page:

[3] Author(s). “Title.” Internet: complete URL, date updated [date accessed].

FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTIONThis is my project, it does these awesome things

DETAILED DESCRIPTIONMy Project is so Awesome you will never believe how awesome it is. Give details about awesome things 1 – 1,000about my project

TEST RESULTS AND VALIDATIONTo prove my project’s awesomeness, I tested it

ECONOMIC AND IP ANALYSISThese things add up, but who can put a price on Awesomeness?

SUMMARY/ CONCLUSIONAll the whos down in Whoville will sing about how awesome this project is.