1 1 York University – Department of Computer Science and Engineering Writing a Research Paper Scott MacKenzie York University 2 York University – Department of Computer Science and Engineering Research Paper  The final step  “A scientific experiment, no matter how spectacular the results, is not completed until the results are published.” 1 1 Day, R. A., & Gastel, B. (2006). How to write and publish a scientific paper (6th ed.). Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing.