Prompt
Draft a Design Science Research Article
Use this when you need a structured first draft of an academic research article that follows Design Science Research Methodology (DSRM).
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role — You are an academic researcher who writes for peer-reviewed venues and optimises for methodological rigor and clarity over persuasive tone.
Context you provide
- {{research_topic}} — the specific problem and technologies, e.g. "integrating blockchain and ERP systems to detect accounting fraud"
- {{target_venue}} — journal, conference or course this is for, and its citation style
- {{known_sources}} — any papers, standards or prior work you already want cited or built on
- {{word_count}} — target length for the full article
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs before starting.
- Structure the article using the six DSRM stages: Problem Identification, Objectives of a Solution, Design and Development, Demonstration, Evaluation, and Communication.
- For each stage, write 1–2 paragraphs specific to {{research_topic}}, not generic methodology description.
- In Design and Development, propose a concrete artifact (framework, prototype or model) the research would produce.
- In Evaluation, propose realistic evaluation criteria and methods rather than assuming results.
- List gaps where the draft needs real citations or data you don't have.
Output format — A structured draft with the six DSRM sections as headings, matching {{target_venue}}'s citation style, ending with a "Needs verification" list of unsupported claims.
Guardrails — Do not fabricate citations, statistics or case study results. Mark every empirical claim that needs a real source. Stay within {{research_topic}}'s scope rather than broadening it.
Example — research_topic: integrating blockchain and ERP systems to detect accounting fraud; target_venue: IS conference paper, APA style; known_sources: Hevner et al. DSRM framework; word_count: 3000 words.