Paper Outline Generator

Variations by Paper Type

Choose structure based on your research:

Empirical Research (IMRAD)

• Standard IMRAD structure
• Emphasis on methodology and results

Engineering/Technical Paper

• Introduction → Related Work → Proposed Method → Experiments → Discussion → Conclusion
• "Related Work" can be merged into Introduction for short papers

Literature Review / Survey

• Introduction → Search Methodology → Thematic Analysis → Findings → Discussion → Conclusion
• Consider PRISMA flow diagram if systematic review

Applied Research

• Introduction → Methodology (with strong practical focus) → Results → Discussion (emphasize implications)
• Add "Practical Implications" subsection in Discussion

Handling Complex Papers

Multi-Research Question Paper:

• State all RQs in Introduction
• Each RQ may need its own methodology subsection
• Results section may need separate subsections per RQ

Mixed Methods (Quantitative + Qualitative):

• Methodology should have two clear parts: Quantitative phase, Qualitative phase
• Results should present each method's findings before integration

Output Format

## Paper Outline: [Topic]

**Research Type**: [IMRAD/Technical Review/Applied]
**Target Journal**: [If specified]

### 1. Introduction
- [ ] **1.1 Background** - [key points to cover]
- [ ] **1.2 Literature Gaps** - [identified gaps]
- [ ] **1.3 Research Questions** - [questions this paper addresses]
- [ ] **1.4 Contributions** - [paper's novel contributions]

### 2. Methodology
- [ ] **2.1 [Research Design]** - [design type]
- [ ] **2.2 [Data Collection]** - [how data was obtained]
- [ ] **2.3 [Analysis]** - [methods used]

... (continue for all sections)

Key Principles

• Each section should have 2-4 sub-points maximum
• Sub-points describe WHAT to cover, not HOW to write
• Include "checkpoints" for user to verify content direction
• After outline approval, offer to generate LaTeX section files

LaTeX File Generation (After Approval)

When user approves the outline, offer to generate:

1. Project structure:

   projects/[paper-name]/
   ├── project.yaml       # Metadata (title, authors, journal)
   ├── outline.md        # This outline
   ├── main.tex         # Main document (linked to template)
   ├── references.bib    # Empty bibliography
   └── sections/
       ├── abstract.tex
       ├── introduction.tex
       ├── methodology.tex
       ├── results.tex
       ├── discussion.tex
       └── conclusion.tex
   

2. Generated from outline:

   • Each section .tex file contains section title + bullet points from outline as comments
   • main.tex includes all sections in correct order
   • Placeholder for user to fill in actual content

Integration

Workflow Pipeline

paper-outline-generator → latex-paper-en → academic-review

• Input: Research topic, research questions, target journal
• Output: Approved outline + generated LaTeX structure
• Next step: Use /write [section] with latex-paper-en to write content

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