If you are structuring a paper using Open3DQSAR, the methodology generally follows these steps:

Below is a standard template piece for an Open3DQSAR script that performs common tasks like importing aligned molecules, calculating molecular interaction fields (MIFs), and running a Partial Least Squares (PLS) regression. Template Command Script ( workflow.inp )

$$y = X \beta + \epsilon$$

The software calculates interaction energies between probe atoms (like an sp3s p cubed