The IMRaD-Reverse Writing Method

The introduction section is difficult to write first because it requires positioning findings against literature gaps before those findings are documented.

Writing sections in the order research produces them (reverse order) removes friction and maintains momentum through to submission.

The methods section should be written during data collection because it simply records what was done.

The methods section is the easiest section to write because it documents actions already taken.

Results should be written as the dataset fills up, describing tables and key numbers without interpretation.

Literature gathered during initial project validation can be reused as the main body of references for the discussion section.

The introduction is easier to write after results and discussion are complete because the story's ending is known.

The abstract should be written last and follow the word count and structure of the target journal.

The proposed writing order is: methods, results, discussion, introduction, abstract.