How to write an original research paper (and get it published)

The purpose of the Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) is more than just archiving data from librarian research.Our goal is to present research findings to end users in the most useful way.The ''Knowledge Transfer'' model, in its simplest form, has three components: creating the knowledge (doing the research), translating and transferring it to the user, and incorporating the knowledge into use.The JMLA is in the middle part, transferring and translating to the user.We, the JMLA, must obtain the information and knowledge from researchers and then work with them to present it in the most useable form.That means the information must be in a standard acceptable format and be easily readable.There is a standard, preferred way to write an original research paper.For format, we follow the IMRAD structure.The acronym, IMRAD, stands for Introduction, Methods, Results And Discussion.IM-RAD has dominated academic, scientific, and public health journals since the second half of the twentieth century.It is recommended in the ''Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals'' [1].The IMRAD structure helps to eliminate unnecessary detail and allows relevant information to be presented clearly in a logical sequence [2,3].Here are descriptions of the IMRAD sections, along with our comments and suggestions.If you use this guide for submission to another journal, be sure to check the publisher's prescribed formats.