Modeling Rhetoric in Scientific Publications   

Despite the advent of computer-centered ways of creating and accessing scientific knowledge, the format of the scientific research article has remained basically unchanged. We have developed a model of a more appropriate form for research publications to structure scientific articles, based on a rhetorical structure which is ubiquitous in (natural) science papers. The model has three components: defining rhetorical elements inside the documents, the identification of the argumentational relationships between these elements; and the connection of data elements and entities to external sources.

de Waard, Anita, Leen Breure, Joost G. Kircz and Herre van Oostendorp. INSCIT (2006). Articles>Scientific Communication>Rhetoric>Technical Writing