How NOT to Write a Medical Paper by 
Developing quality technical information a handbook for writers and editors by A scientific paper is a written report describing original research results. They are written in a specific format so that the data is easy to find and retrieve, and so that others can replicate the study. A scientific paper consists of six parts: title, abstract, introduction, materials and methods, results, and discussion.
The following links offer advise on, as well as examples of, scientific writing. There are also websites listed that will show you how to cite the sources you use in your papers.
