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14.11 What typical phrases should I avoid in my
Introduction?
Referees have to read a lot of papers. While this can be a very rewarding task, it can
also be quite tedious when many Abstracts and Introductions seem to begin in the
same way. Thus, some writing experts advise avoiding stock phrases (i.e. typical
phrases that everyone uses) at the beginning of the introduction. For example:
Recent advances in … The last few years have seen … Instead they recommended
beginning in a more direct way.

14.12 How should I outline the structure of the rest

of my paper?
Check with your journal’s instructions to authors with regard to whether an outline
of the structure is required. If it is, or if you notice that all the papers in the journal
have one, then your aim should be to describe this structure as concisely as possible
(as in the RV).

original version (ov) revised version (rv)
The paper is structured as follows: in Section 2 surveys the works related
Section 2 a survey of the works related to to X. Section 3 outlines our method
X is provided . In Section 3 the method for analyzing X. In Section 4 the tool
that we propose for the analysis of X is that automatizes this methodology is
shown. In Section 4 the tool that auto matizes presented, and in Section 5 its
this methodology is presented and in Section 5 components are described. Section 6
its components are described. In Section 6 discusses some industrial case
the experience in the application of the tool studies using the tool.
to industrial case studies is reported and
discussed and fi nally, in Section 7, conclusions
are provided and future works described .