Checklist Scientific Paper

= Checklist Scientific Paper = Before writing, create a table of content (TOC)
 * define a red line: what is the major story of your paper, what do you want to demonstrate/show?
 * split that into sections
 * put under each section/subsection a list of bullets on what to write
 * Recommendation: use comment option in LaTeX to indicate the content, e.g. % analysis of first example, use only metrics for a and b

Define on forehand a semantic, and be consistent in your wording
 * approach or a methodology
 * analysis or an evaluation

Define a clear baseline/starting point of your approach
 * what do we have today?, e.g. multi-metrics approach
 * what are the deficiencies? - e.g. we are missing a complete system description
 * comparison state-of-the-art in research
 * what am I supposed to add? - e.g. complete system description. still some simplifications

Specifics e.g. system components interconnection graph -> an interconnection graph for system components
 * check each sentence:
 * does the verb reflect the right relation to the object, e.g.
 * simple constructions, use only 1 object with max 1 attribute, e.g. contributes to an extended approach
 * avoid this. Wherever you use this, reflect on whether it is "crystal clear" or leaves doubt. Use rather: The approach ...
 * tables, figures need to have different captions.
 * every time when you use «this», make sure that you really refer to one thing. Otherwise, repeat rather the subject than use «this».
 * make yourself a list of relations, e.g. «evaluation of two components are equal» %incorrect: result of an evaluation of two components lead to the same ...
 * check that you reduce the number of objects in a sentence. a verb relates to one object, having in maximum one adjective.

Evaluations
 * evaluate your approach with respect to e.g.
 * sensitivity (what changes if I change an input value)
 * cost/benefit analysis - there is no such thing as a free lunch
 * after the analysis, are there lessons learned, things you would have made differently?

Conclusions
 * start with a very short summary of what was performed
 * use numbers, be specific
 * pick up on what you wanted to show/demonstrate
 * conclusion is a : a) summary, b) facts