Abstract
<p><em>Professional teachers are not only required to teach well but also must </em><em>possess</em><em> good writing skills. Scientific work for teachers is part of professional development. However, not a few teachers still have difficulty writing scientific papers. This study </em><em>intends</em><em> to analyze the difficulties of teachers in compiling scientific papers. This research </em><em>utilized</em><em> descriptive quantitative. The research </em><em>took place at </em><em>SDN 1 and SDN 5 Pemenang Barat, North Lombok district. The research was conducted from August to September 2020. The number of teachers being the research sample was 20 teachers. Data collection </em><em>used</em><em> survey methods. The instruments were in the form of an open questionnaire and a closed questionnaire. The data analysis technique used descriptive statistics. The results showed that most teachers found it difficult to compile scientific papers. The contributing factors include</em><em>d</em><em> lack of motivation, lack of understanding of the concept of scientific work,</em><em> </em><em>the</em><em> feeling </em><em>of not having time</em><em>, and the low intensity of writing scientific papers.</em></p>