HOW TO WRITE JOURNAL : TIPS AND TRICKS

Before You Start Writing

The key to writing a successful research article begins well before you even put pen to paper.

While you’re doing background reading about your research area, it can be useful to save journal articles in a reference management system such as Mendeley, Zotero, or Endnote. This will help you keep track of all the papers related to your research, and make it a lot easier to create reference lists for future research papers. Secondly, you want to ensure that the design of your research project includes a well-defined research goal and series of objectives, as this forms the foundation of your research paper. Thirdly, a good paper requires that you maintain excellent notes of the materials you used and the methods you applied to answer your research question, so that readers can replicate your experiment if they so choose. Finally, many scientists suggest that you only start writing once you’ve completed all of your analysis, and have created a series of key plots and tables that best support your research goal and objectives. This will give you a strong narrative to follow in outlining your results and developing your discussion.

Once you have these aspects together, you should be ready to sit down and write.

Research Paper Structure

A typical research paper is divided into nine sections: Title, Abstract, Introduction, Materials & Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgements, and References. If you do fieldwork, you may have an additional Study Site section between the Introduction and Materials & Methods sections.

Title & Abstract

Scientists read the title and abstract to decide whether or not they will delve into an entire paper—so you want to make sure to grab them right away! The key is to write these after the paper is completed. That way you can come up with a catchy title, and structure the abstract as a mini-paper, with the research question and context, the key results and the new things those results tell us, how it compares with other research, and a conclusion for further work.

Introduction

This section is all about placing your work into the broader research context, and then narrowing your focus to identify specifically what you plan to do in the paper: i.e., your research goals and objectives.

Materials & Methods

You want to provide enough detail that someone else could replicate the study if need be, and outline your rationale for that approach. Lay out what you did step by step, from the beginning to end of your experiment. Include not only how and why you collected data, but also how and why you applied specific analysis techniques. It can sometimes be hard to determine how much information is too much information; a good piece of advice is to put in more than you need, as you can always pare it down later.

Results

As Ivan Valiela says in his book, Doing Science, this section tells the reader “the facts revealed by your work.” For example, a colleague is currently working on a paper that includes these subheadings in the Methods section: experimental design, logging history, environmental monitoring, and data analysis. The results section outlines observed weather and snowpack conditions (based on the environmental monitoring), and describes changes in streamflow with logging quantified by applying specific data analyses to the streamflow data (part of the environmental monitoring), in relation to the specific experimental design.

Discussion

The discussion is where you pull your results together into a coherent story, and put that story in context by referring back to your own results and to other peoples’ research. By the end of the discussion, you should have addressed the goals and objectives you outlined in your introduction.

Conclusion

The conclusion ties up the paper by reiterating the research question, restating the significant results and the story they tell, and identifying any areas for further research. 

Acknowledgements & References

Always be sure to recognize the contributions of others to your research, whether they’re assistants, funding agencies, or colleagues who helped you talk through different aspects of your work. As for the references—this is where the reference management system we talked about previously comes in, as it should make it relatively easy to create your reference list.

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THE MOMENT I CAN'T FORGET

It was around 14 years ago, the worst day for my entirely life. I was just 6 years old. At that time my father was ill. He was very suffering.

One day, my mother asked me to come to my father’s house, *at that time,  they were living separate. I refused to come over to my father. Because I did not want go alone. Then, my mother and I went to my uncle’s house. We were sitting at the terrace and the old people were talking to each other, meanwhile I did not remember what I did. About one hour later, the person from my father house came to our place, and he said unbelievable words. He said that my father already passed away. I was speechless. I could not say anything or crying. I did not remember what was in my mind. Then we went to my father place. I saw him with the cloth covered his body. I saw his face. He was really thin. I did know why I was not crying at that time. And until know i regretted that i refused to come to my father. May be he wanted me and my sister beside him in his last breath. It was my biggest fault, it was my biggest regretful. I am so sorry,,,Father.

The beautiful things that I remember till know was when my father took me to the school for the first time. It was my first day become an elementary student. Why it was very meaningful to me ? because it was the first time and the last time he took me to the school. For the next day I went with my neighbors. Now, when I saw my friends accompanied by their father, I got very jealous. I wish my father was beside me at that time. Besides,  my father never got mad or scold me. He was very kind, very lovely although his appearance looks frighten. He was the man who I love the most in the world.

People says that I looks very similar with my father. Of course because I have dark skin as well as my father. He was very dark but handsome. He got tanned because he was a sailor. My grandmother said that if you want to see your father’s face, just look yourself in the mirror. I can’t believe that, but I am happy. I am very happy that he is my FATHER. I LOVE YOU FOREVER

HOW FATIMAH AZZAHRA AND ALI BIN ABU THALIB LOVE EACH OTHER

Ada rahasia terdalam di hati Ali yang tak dikisahkan pada siapapun, Fatimah. Putri tersayang dari Baginda Rasulullah SAW yang adalah sepupunya sendiri. Kesantunannya, ibadahnya, kecekatannya, parasnya sungguh memesona dirinya. Suatu ketika ayahnya pulang dengan luka memercik darah dan kepala yang dilumuri isi perut unta. Fatimah lalu membersihkan hati-hati, ia seka dengan penuh cinta. Semuanya dilakukan dengan mata gerimis dan hati menangis. "Muhammad bin Abdullah sang terpercaya tak layak diperlakukan demikian oleh kaumnya! " kata Fatimah. Gagah berani ia berjalan menuju Ka'bah. Di sana, para pemuka Quraisy yang semula saling tertawa membanggakan tindakannya pada Sang Nabi tiba-tiba dicekam diam. Fatimah menghardik mereka dan seolah waktu berhenti, tak memberi mulut-mulut jalang itu berbicara. MENGAGUMKAN! Ali tak tahu apakah rasa itu bisa disebut CINTA. Tetapi ia tersentak ketika suatu hari mendengar kabar bahwa Fatimah telah dilamar oleh Abu Bakar As-Siddiq r.a yang mempunyai kedudukan tinggi sekaligus sahabat Sang Nabi. Ali pun merasa ia sebanding dengan Abu Bakar. Ali merasa dirinya hanyalah pemuda miskin, ia bergumam "inilah persaudaraan dan cinta". "Aku mengutamakan Abu Bakar atas diriku, aku mengutamakan kebahagian Fatimah atas cintaku." Cinta tak pernah meminta untuk menanti. Ia mengambil kesempatan atau memprersilakan. Ia adalah keberanian, atau pengorbanan. Sebuah kabar gembira pun datang padanya, Lamaran Abu Bakar ditolak. Ali pun terus menjaga semangatnya untuk mempersiapkan diri. 

Namun ternyata ujian tersebut belum berakhir. Setelah Abu Bakar, datanglah seorang pria tak kalah tangguhnya dari Abu Bakar As-Siddiq melamar Fatimah. Ia adalah Umar bin Khattab. Betapa tingginya kedudukan Umar di sisi Rasulullah, disisi ayah Fatimah. Umar adalah lelaki pemberani. Ia adalah panglima jenderal tertinggi dizaman Rasulullah. Ali pun sekali lagi tersadar, dinilai dari segi apapun dia tak bisa di bandingkan dengan Umar bin Khattab. 

Cinta tak pernah meminta untuk menanti

Ia mengambil kesempatan

Atau mempersilakan

Itulah keberanian

Atau pengorbanan

Maka Ali bingung ketika kabar itu meruyak. Lamaran Umar di TOLAK. menantu macam apa kiranya yang dikehendaki Rasulullah ? Yang seperti Utsman bin Affan sang milyaderkah yang telah menikahi Ruqayyah binti Rasulullah? Yang seperti Abul Ash ibn Rabi' kah, saudagar Quraisy, suami Zainab binti Rasulullah? ah dua menantu Rasullah itu sungguh membuatnya hilang kepercayaan diri. 

Di antara Muhajirin hanya ‘Abdurrahman ibn ‘Auf yang setara dengan mereka. Atau justru Nabi ingin mengambil menantu dari Anshar untuk mengeratkan kekerabatan dengan mereka? Sa’d ibn Mu’adz kah, sang pemimpin Aus yang tampan dan elegan itu? Atau Sa’d ibn ‘Ubaidah, pemimpin Khazraj yang lincah penuh semangat itu?

“Mengapa bukan engkau yang mencoba kawan?”, kalimat teman-teman Ansharnya itu membangunkan lamunan. “Mengapa engkau tak mencoba melamar Fathimah? Aku punya firasat, engkaulah yang ditunggu-tunggu Baginda Nabi.. “

“Aku?”, tanyanya tak yakin.

“Ya. Engkau wahai saudaraku!”

“Aku hanya pemuda miskin. Apa yang bisa kuandalkan?”

“Kami di belakangmu, kawan! Semoga Allah menolongmu!”

‘Ali pun menghadap Sang Nabi. Maka dengan memberanikan diri, disampaikannya keinginannya untuk menikahi Fathimah. Ya, menikahi. Ia tahu, secara ekonomi tak ada yang menjanjikan pada dirinya. Hanya ada satu set baju besi di sana ditambah persediaan tepung kasar untuk makannya. Tapi meminta waktu dua atau tiga tahun untuk bersiap-siap? Itu memalukan! Meminta Fathimah menantikannya di batas waktu hingga ia siap? Itu sangat kekanakan. Usianya telah berkepala dua sekarang.

“Engkau pemuda sejati wahai ‘Ali!”, begitu nuraninya mengingatkan. Pemuda yang siap bertanggungjawab atas cintanya. Pemuda yang siap memikul resiko atas pilihan- pilihannya. Pemuda yang yakin bahwa Allah Maha Kaya. Lamarannya berjawab, “Ahlan wa sahlan!” Kata itu meluncur tenang bersama senyum Sang Nabi.

Dan ia pun bingung. Apa maksudnya? Ucapan selamat datang itu sulit untuk bisa dikatakan sebagai isyarat penerimaan atau penolakan. Ah, mungkin Nabi pun bingung untuk menjawab. Mungkin tidak sekarang. Tapi ia siap ditolak. Itu resiko. Dan kejelasan jauh lebih ringan daripada menanggung beban tanya yang tak kunjung berjawab. Apalagi menyimpannya dalam hati sebagai bahtera tanpa pelabuhan. Ah, itu menyakitkan.

“Bagaimana jawab Nabi kawan? Bagaimana lamaranmu?”

“Entahlah..”

“Apa maksudmu?”

“Menurut kalian apakah ‘Ahlan wa Sahlan’ berarti sebuah jawaban!”

“Dasar tolol! Tolol!”, kata mereka,

“Eh, maaf kawan.. Maksud kami satu saja sudah cukup dan kau mendapatkan dua! Ahlan saja sudah berarti ya. Sahlan juga. Dan kau mendapatkan Ahlan wa Sahlan kawan! Dua-duanya berarti ya !”

Dan ‘Ali pun menikahi Fathimah. Dengan menggadaikan baju besinya. Dengan rumah yang semula ingin disumbangkan ke kawan-kawannya tapi Nabi berkeras agar ia membayar cicilannya. Itu hutang.

Dengan keberanian untuk mengorbankan cintanya bagi Abu Bakr, ‘Umar, dan Fathimah. Dengan keberanian untuk menikah. Sekarang. Bukan janji-janji dan nanti-nanti.

‘Ali adalah gentleman sejati. Tidak heran kalau pemuda Arab memiliki yel, “Laa fatan illa ‘Aliyyan! Tak ada pemuda kecuali Ali!” Inilah jalan cinta para pejuang. Jalan yang mempertemukan cinta dan semua perasaan dengan tanggung jawab. Dan di sini, cinta tak pernah meminta untuk menanti. Seperti ‘Ali. Ia mempersilakan. Atau mengambil kesempatan. Yang pertama adalah pengorbanan. Yang kedua adalah keberanian.

Dan ternyata tak kurang juga yang dilakukan oleh Putri Sang Nabi, dalam suatu riwayat dikisahkan bahwa suatu hari (setelah mereka menikah) Fathimah berkata kepada ‘Ali, “Maafkan aku, karena sebelum menikah denganmu. Aku pernah satu kali jatuh cinta pada seorang pemuda”

‘Ali terkejut dan berkata, “kalau begitu mengapa engkau mau manikah denganku? dan Siapakah pemuda itu?”

Sambil tersenyum Fathimah berkata, “Ya, karena pemuda itu adalah Dirimu” ini merupakan sisi ROMANTIS dari hubungan mereka berdua.

Kemudian Nabi saw bersabda: “Sesungguhnya Allah Azza wa Jalla memerintahkan aku untuk menikahkan Fatimah puteri Khadijah dengan Ali bin Abi Thalib, maka saksikanlah sesungguhnya aku telah menikahkannya dengan maskawin empat ratus Fidhdhah (dalam nilai perak), dan Ali ridha (menerima) mahar tersebut.”

Kemudian Rasulullah saw. mendoakan keduanya:

“Semoga Allah mengumpulkan kesempurnaan kalian berdua, membahagiakan kesungguhan kalian berdua, memberkahi kalian berdua, dan mengeluarkan dari kalian berdua kebajikan yang banyak.” (kitab Ar-Riyadh An-Nadhrah 2:183, bab4)

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