A research paper gives a perspective or make an argument that is important to the chosen area of research, and summarizes the answers to your research questions. Research paper all about stating long lists of facts or explaining the topic.

1. 8 IMPORTANT STEPS
FOR WRITING A
RESEARCH PAPER

2. • Involves excessive technical language usage
• Concise writing for a scientific audience is required
• A scholarly paper follows a standard form and structure
of the targeted Journal/Publication/Style Guide
• Different papers have different forms (Example- A case
study is presented in a form different from a survey
paper)
• Follows a structure that remains the same even if there
is a change in the paper form (Structure of a research
paper comprises three core parts: introduction, body,
and discussion)

4. A research paper gives a perspective or makes an
argument that is important to the chosen area of
research, and summarizes the answers to your
research questions.

5. Step 1: Choose a topic
Step 2: Find information
Step 3: State your hypothesis
Step 4: Make a temporary outline
Step 5: Organize your thoughts
Step 6: Write down your first draft
Step 7: Revise your draft
Step 8: Type your final draft

6. Good Research Topic fulfils the FINER criteria
Feasible (answerable with a robust method)
Interesting
Novel
Ethical
Relevant

7. Look for information online as well as printed
materials to make articles more evidence-
based.
Critically read and evaluate, and save the
source and the content of any relevant
information.
Remember that an article without
bibliographical information is useless because
you cannot cite its source.

8. Try and write your thesis statement down in
one sentence because the main portion of your
essay will include arguments to support and
defend this belief.

9. An outline will help you to consider your whole
topic carefully and to organize it logically before
you start writing.

10. Effective communication of your thoughts,
ideas, insights, and research finding to others
requires you to organize, analyze, synthesize,
and digest the gathered information.
Organize your ideas in a linear, understandable
format and include only relevant information.
Use your own words and document all ideas
borrowed or quoted to avoid plagiarism.

12. CHECKLIST ONE:
1. Is my thesis statement concise and clear?
2. Did I follow my outline? Did I miss anything?
3. Are my arguments presented in a logical
sequence?
4. Are all sources properly cited to ensure that
I am not plagiarizing?
5. Have I proved my thesis with strong
supporting arguments?
6. Have I made my intentions and points clear
in the essay?

13. CHECKLIST TWO:
1. Did I begin each paragraph with a proper topic
sentence?
2. Have I supported my arguments with
documented proof or examples?
3. Any run-on or unfinished sentences?
4. Any unnecessary or repetitious words?
5. Varying lengths of sentences?
6. Does one paragraph or idea flow smoothly into
the next?
7. Any spelling or grammatical errors?

14. 8. Quotes accurate in source, spelling, and
punctuation?
9. Are all my citations accurate and in the correct
format?
10. Did I avoid using contractions? Use "cannot"
instead of "can't", "do not" instead of "don't"?
11. Did I use third person as much as possible? Avoid
using phrases such as "I think", "I guess", "I suppose“
12. Have I made my points clear and interesting but
remained objective?
13. Did I leave a sense of completion for my reader(s)
at the end of the paper?

15. Manuscripts that are successfully submitted to a journal
for publication have three main components:
(1) A fresh robust idea
(2) Efficient execution of the work
(3) Systematic presentation of the work
It is important to present your work in a research paper
format.
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