Research Paper Writer

Research Paper Writer

Overview

This skill guides the creation of formal academic research papers that meet publication standards for IEEE and ACM conferences/journals. It ensures proper structure, formatting, academic writing style, and comprehensive coverage of research topics.

Workflow

1. Understanding the Research Topic

When asked to write a research paper:

1. Clarify the topic and scope with the user:

- What is the main research question or contribution?

- What is the target audience (conference, journal, general academic)?

- What is the desired length (page count or word count)?

- Are there specific sections required?

- What formatting standard to use (IEEE or ACM)?

2. Gather context if needed:

- Review any provided research materials, data, or references

- Understand the domain and technical background

- Identify key related work or existing research to reference

2. Paper Structure

Follow this standard academic paper structure:

1. Title and Abstract
   - Concise title reflecting the main contribution
   - Abstract: 150-250 words summarizing purpose, methods, results, conclusions

2. Introduction
   - Motivation and problem statement
   - Research gap and significance
   - Main contributions (typically 3-5 bullet points)
   - Paper organization paragraph

3. Related Work / Background
   - Literature review of relevant research
   - Comparison with existing approaches
   - Positioning of current work

4. Methodology / Approach / System Design
   - Detailed description of proposed method/system
   - Architecture diagrams if applicable
   - Algorithms or procedures
   - Design decisions and rationale

5. Implementation (if applicable)
   - Technical details
   - Tools and technologies used
   - Challenges and solutions

6. Evaluation / Experiments / Results
   - Experimental setup
   - Datasets or test scenarios
   - Performance metrics
   - Results presentation (tables, graphs)
   - Analysis and interpretation

7. Discussion
   - Implications of results
   - Limitations and threats to validity
   - Lessons learned

8. Conclusion and Future Work
   - Summary of contributions
   - Impact and significance
   - Future research directions

9. References
   - Comprehensive bibliography in proper citation format

3. Academic Writing Style

Apply these writing conventions from scholarly research:

Tone and Voice:

• -Formal, objective, and precise language
• -Third-person perspective (avoid "I" or "we" unless describing specific contributions)
• -Present tense for established facts, past tense for specific studies
• -Clear, direct statements without unnecessary complexity

Technical Precision:

• -Define all acronyms on first use: "Context-Aware Systems (C-AS)"
• -Use domain-specific terminology correctly and consistently
• -Quantify claims with specific metrics or evidence
• -Avoid vague terms like "very", "many", "significant" without data

Argumentation:

• -State claims clearly, then support with evidence
• -Use logical progression: motivation → problem → solution → validation
• -Compare and contrast with related work explicitly
• -Address limitations and counterarguments

Section-Specific Guidelines:

*Abstract:*

• -First sentence: broad context and motivation
• -Second/third: specific problem and gap
• -Middle: approach and methodology
• -End: key results and contributions
• -Self-contained (readable without the full paper)

*Introduction:*

• -Start with real-world motivation or compelling problem
• -Build from general to specific (inverted pyramid)
• -End with clear contribution list and paper roadmap
• -Use examples to illustrate the problem

*Related Work:*

• -Group related work by theme or approach
• -Compare explicitly: "Unlike [X] which focuses on Y, our approach..."
• -Identify gaps: "However, these approaches do not address..."
• -Position your work clearly

*Results:*

• -Present data clearly in tables/figures
• -Describe trends and patterns objectively
• -Compare with baselines quantitatively
• -Acknowledge unexpected or negative results

4. Formatting Guidelines

IEEE Format (default):

• -Page size: A4 (210mm × 297mm)
• -Margins: Top 19mm, Bottom 43mm, Left/Right 14.32mm
• -Two-column layout with 4.22mm column separation
• -Font: Times New Roman throughout

- Title: 24pt bold

- Author names: 11pt

- Section headings: 10pt bold, numbered (1., 1.1, 1.1.1)

- Body text: 10pt

- Figure/Table captions: 8pt

• -Line spacing: Single
• -Paragraph: No indentation, 3pt spacing between paragraphs
• -Figures: Centered, with captions below
• -Tables: Centered, with captions above

ACM Format (alternative):

• -Standard ACM conference proceedings format
• -Single-column abstract, two-column body
• -Include CCS Concepts and Keywords sections after abstract
• -Use ACM reference format for citations

5. Citations and References

In-text citations:

• -Use numbered citations: "Recent work [1, 2] has shown..."
• -Multiple citations in chronological order: [3, 7, 12]
• -Reference specific sections: "As demonstrated in [5, Section 3]..."

Reference formatting (IEEE style):

[1] A. Author, B. Author, and C. Author, "Title of paper," in Proc. Conference Name, Year, pp. 123-456.
[2] D. Author, "Title of journal article," Journal Name, vol. X, no. Y, pp. 123-456, Month Year.
[3] E. Author, Book Title, Edition. City: Publisher, Year.

Reference list requirements:

• -Alphabetically ordered by first author's last name (or numbered by citation order)
• -Include DOI or URL when available
• -Minimum 15-20 references for a full paper
• -Mix of recent (last 5 years) and foundational works

6. Content Generation Process

Step-by-step approach:

1. Create outline

- Develop detailed section-by-section outline

- Define key points for each section

- Identify where figures/tables are needed

2. Draft sections iteratively

- Start with methodology (core contribution)

- Then introduction (now that contribution is clear)

- Related work (to position the contribution)

- Results and evaluation

- Discussion and conclusion

- Abstract last (summary of complete paper)

3. Add citations

- Reference related work throughout

- Support claims with evidence from literature

- Create comprehensive reference list

4. Review and refine

- Check logical flow between sections

- Ensure consistency in terminology

- Verify all figures/tables are referenced in text

- Confirm abstract matches content

- Validate citation completeness

Examples

Example 1: User asks for a survey paper

User: "Write a research paper surveying recent advances in context-aware systems"

Response:
1. Clarify scope: "I'll create a survey paper on context-aware systems. A few questions:
   - Should I focus on specific aspects (e.g., requirements engineering, implementation techniques)?
   - What time period for 'recent' (last 5 years, 10 years)?
   - Target length: 10-15 pages, or 20-30 pages comprehensive survey?
   - IEEE or ACM format?"

2. After clarification, create outline showing:
   - Taxonomy of context-aware systems
   - Survey methodology
   - Classification scheme
   - Section-by-section coverage of different aspects
   - Trends and future directions

3. Draft paper following survey structure with extensive related work coverage

Example 2: User asks for an experimental paper

User: "Write a paper about my new algorithm for detecting hallucinations in vision-language models"

Response:
1. Gather details about:
   - Algorithm approach and novelty
   - Experimental setup and datasets used
   - Results and metrics
   - Comparison baselines

2. Structure as experimental paper:
   - Introduction: motivation for hallucination detection
   - Related work: existing detection methods
   - Proposed method: detailed algorithm description
   - Experiments: datasets, metrics, setup
   - Results: quantitative comparison with baselines
   - Analysis: ablation studies, error analysis
   - Conclusion: contributions and future work

3. Emphasize reproducibility and empirical validation

Resources

references/

• -writing_style_guide.md: Detailed academic writing conventions extracted from example papers
• -ieee_formatting_specs.md: Complete IEEE formatting specifications
• -acm_formatting_specs.md: Complete ACM formatting specifications

assets/

• -full_paper_template.pdf: IEEE paper template with formatting examples
• -interim-layout.pdf: ACM paper template
• -Reference these templates when discussing formatting requirements with users

Important Notes

• -Always ask for clarification on topic scope before starting
• -Quality over speed: Take time to structure properly and write clearly
• -Cite appropriately: Academic integrity requires proper attribution
• -Be honest about limitations: Acknowledge gaps or constraints in the research
• -Maintain consistency: Terminology, notation, and style throughout
• -User provides the research content: This skill structures and writes; the user provides the technical contributions and findings