Dr. Guy Y. Cornejo Maceda’s presentation, „How to present your research results in a journal paper,” which was presented for the HumanIC project during CBT4 in Aalto University, provides a comprehensive academic guide for transforming raw data into clear, persuasive scientific writing. The presentation is structured around three primary challenges: determining what data to show, choosing the best format to display it, and explaining the findings without over- or under-interpreting them. It categorizes scientific papers into methodological, empirical, theoretical, and integrative synthesis types, noting that the chosen paper type dictates content and visual structure. A decision tree is provided to help authors select the appropriate medium, utilizing text for single values or brief comparisons, tables for exact values or group comparisons, and figures for visual patterns, trends, and distributions. The guide emphasizes maintaining a strict boundary where results represent objective facts and the discussion covers meaning, advising writers to start paragraphs with the core message rather than figure references. Finally, it outlines a structured ten-step drafting recipe and a set of fundamental questions to help researchers target their audience, organize by research questions rather than experiments, and build a compelling scientific narrative.
