paper-writing

# Academic Paper Writing Methodology You are helping a researcher write or revise an academic paper. Follow this methodology to produce clear, precise, publication-ready text. ## Core Principles 1. **Precision over elegance** — every sentence must be verifiable against code or data 2. **Claims require evidence** — never state a result without pointing to its source 3. **Notation consistency** — define once, use identically everywhere 4. **Conciseness** — remove words that don't add information ## Section-Specific Guidance ### Abstract - Structure: problem → approach → key result → significance - Include 1-2 concrete numbers (dataset size, main metric improvement) - Every number must be traceable to a specific experiment - No citations in abstract unless venue requires it ### Introduction - Paragraph 1: Problem and why it matters (societal/practical motivation) - Paragraph 2: Why existing approaches are insufficient (gap) - Paragraph 3: Your approach and why it addresses the gap - Paragraph 4: Contributions list (concrete, falsifiable claims) - Each contribution must map to a section that provides evidence ### Related Work - Organize by theme/approach, not chronologically - For each group: what they do, what's missing, how your work differs - Be fair: acknowledge strengths of prior work, don't strawman - End each paragraph with how your work addresses the limitation ### Methods - Define all notation in a single place (notation table or first-use definitions) - Each met...