INTRODUCTION
A scientific paper is written to answer a specific question or fulfill a specific research aim. That explains why absolute care should be taken by anyone attempting to write a specific paper.The following are some points to be observed when writing a scientific paper.The given suggestions if observed well will go along way in improving the quality of any scientific write up.

Guidlines on writing good scientific papers
1. Know your audience and write for that specific audience.
Scientific and technical writing can never be "general purpose"; it must be written for a specific audience.The audience could be a community of biologists, who study a particular journal. Various papers are varied in language, format and style, including particular technical jargon for that subject. Consult relevant sources of instructions before writing a particular paper

2. Mind your grammar and spelling.
In case you are proficient in grammar and spelling, engage a reviewer. This is important because a piece of with known errors or problems is a depiction of the following;
a) You don't consider your writing with improving.
b) You don't respect the reader enough to present writing that is as good as you make it.
c) You are unable to improve the writing.
Remember every piece of writing is as good as its writer can make it without outside review.

3.Do not turn in a first draft.
In most cases, the first drafts are rather terrible.Good writing is rewriting and you should make a serious effort at editing, writing, and fine-tuning before giving the manuscript to anyone else to read.There's nothing as frustrating as a paper that has pearls of wisdom hidden in sloppy and ambiguous writing, i, hence take care!
It also takes longer to read poor writing than good writing.

4. Get and use style-books and relevant manuals
Each scientific area or topic has a specific style and way of writing and thus should be observed. Also,
there are other guides on how to edit and re-write your draft for best results.

5. Avoid misusing or abusing word forms, mind grammar, tenses and language.
Use words in a form that conveys your meaning as clearly and simply as possible. Use proper tenses, parts of speech and general grammar should be used. Avoid creating awkward phrase that are clumsy and unclear.

6. Do not over-use words or use more words where few could do.
An example is using "utilization" where "use" will do. Also don't use "jargon" where "ordinary" or "regular language" will do.Another example is in order to anytime you write that phrase, delete it and replace with just "to".

7. Use an outline to organise your ideas and writing
Make an outline of major headings of your topic before starting to write. Write key ideas to be covered under each heading. There are three major tasks that need separation.i.e.
a) Figure out what you want to say.
b) Planning the order and logic of your arguments.
c) Crafting the exact language in which you will express your ideas.

8. Think about the structure of paragraphs
Organise sentences into effective paragraphs and avoid incomplete paragraphs that do not bring out any meaningful idea. Ensure your ideas flow in clear sentences and paragraphs. Remember, it is not how much you write that matters, but rather the quality of your work.

9. Show us don't tell us.
Rather than telling the reader that a result is interesting or significant, show them how its interesting or significant.Instead of describing the result, show readers that they need to know to draw their own conclusion about it.

10. Break up large projects into small pieces and work on the pieces.
Many thesis writers have a hard time starting to write because of intimidation by a large project ahead. Don't write a thesis, write chapters or papers.It is available to separate the thesis into small discrete sections, ideally distinct publishable papers.To avoid burnout "parallel processing" is necessary. This involves writing one chapter while you complete the analyses for others.

REFERENCE:
Notes on writing paper and thesis. http://course/winona.edu/indexing/ECOLAB/21%suggestions


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