research paper

  

Research paper Structure 

1. Cover page/Title page

2.  Abstract

· It appears on page 2

· Length: 150-250 words

· One (1) paragraph; not indented

· Summary of all your paper!

· Keywords: entered immediately below the abstract text; 5 keywords

Structure of Abstract

Background on the problem:

Purpose/Objective of the study:

Method:

Interpretation of Result:

Conclusion & Recommendations for future research:

Example: 

Background: If you add both items (4403 and 4407) together, we see a decrease, going from $47.6 million in 2015 to $41.4 million in 2016. Purpose: of the total exports of word, charcoal and manufactured goods, 29.4% corresponds to lumber, 31.9% to raw wood. Method: 33.1% to pallets, crates. Result: boxes and the like. Conclusion: and 1.9% to tools. Recommendations: brooms and other products.

Keywords: breast cancer, cancer treatment, care for breast cancer, ……

3. Introduction: 

· Hook

· Background information 

· Problem Statement

· Research question

· Hypothesis/ Hypotheses

· Thesis statement

4. Literature Review  (5 references)

5. Research Method

· Identify the type of method, most probably meta-analysis

· Step-by-step process of your research

· Tools used & how you handled tools

6. Result (statistics, graphs, narrative explaining graphs, tables, statistics) Please develop the results section. 

7. Discussions: analyze/interpret/compare & contrast results with initially projected    hypothesis

8. Limitations & Implications (title, Keywords, method: time of publication, language, full text, abstract, amount of studies you had access to)

9. Conclusion: summary, how result was accomplished, recommendations for future research 

10. References: APA style; minimum 10 references

Note: 15% plagiarism maximum