# Write a methods section another researcher could replicate

Turns my notes into a complete methods section another researcher could replicate, with gaps flagged.

- Topic: Writing & Editing
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Research, Write, Analyze, Fill-in Template, Step-by-step
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/write-a-methods-section-another-researcher-could-replicate

## Prompt

```text
Write the methods section of my paper from my notes.

**Field and target journal style:** [e.g. "psychology, APA 7", "biomedical", "computer science"]
**Study design:** [DETAILS]
**Participants, samples, or data sources:** [recruitment, inclusion/exclusion, dates, setting]
**Materials, instruments, or equipment:** [names, versions, validation, settings]
**Procedure:** [step by step]
**Analysis:** [software and versions, models, tests, handling of missing data and outliers]
**Ethics approval and preregistration:** [IDs or "none"]
**Relevant reporting guideline:** [e.g. CONSORT, STROBE, ARRIVE, or "not sure"]

Rules:
- Write so another researcher could repeat the study: who, what, when, where, how, and how many.
- Use subsections in the field's standard order. Past tense, precise quantities and units.
- Separate planned from exploratory analyses.
- Do not fill gaps with plausible details. Any missing information (version numbers, exact settings, dates, exclusion counts) becomes [ADD: what is needed].
- Do not invent citations for instruments or methods; mark them [CITE].

Return the methods section, then a replication checklist listing every [ADD] and [CITE] and which reporting-guideline items are not yet covered.
```

## What to fill in

- e.g. "psychology, APA 7", "biomedical", "computer science"
- DETAILS
- recruitment, inclusion/exclusion, dates, setting
- names, versions, validation, settings
- step by step
- IDs or "none"
- e.g. CONSORT, STROBE, ARRIVE, or "not sure"
- ADD: what is needed
- CITE
- ADD

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