a template for writing research articles or papers by dr. brian ebie
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A Useful Template for Writing Research Articles
for Publication Dr. Brian D. Ebie
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Publish or Perish
University faculty are expected to create and conduct original research and present findings at national/international symposia
They are also expected to publish the results of their studies in peer-reviewed journals
Consistent, quality publications are important factors in promotion and tenure consideration
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Publish or Perish
The following slides will outline a simple and useful template for reporting results in an article format.
Each discipline will have specific criteria required for an article
The common elements of a good research article are presented here
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Preliminary Materials
Title Page ◦ Article title (summarize main ideas, variables under discussion, relationships between variables.
◦ Name (usually removed for article submission)◦ Institution (usually removed)◦ Running head (shortened version of title)
150-200 word Research Abstract◦ Briefly summarize the main point, purpose, method, and results
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Section I. Introduction
General statement of the problem under investigation:◦ why is it important?
◦ Of what benefit to the profession is your study?
What are your research questions?◦ What are your research hypotheses?
Definition of terms:◦ Are there any special words used commonly in your
study?
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Section II. Review of Literature
Organization of chapter◦ Framework of how you will discuss previous
findings
◦ Pertinent opinion/philosophical/historical basis
Review of previous research◦ Who else has though about this?
◦ What did they learn?
Summary of the state of the art◦ What is the current body of work in the area?
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Section III. Methodology
Description of the subjects. ◦ How were they chosen? ◦ Socioeconomic/demographic data?
Description of measures employed ◦ How were they developed? ◦ Why did you choose this or that methodology/technique?
Research design: ◦ Procedures, tests, materials, locations, timeframe
A future researcher should be able to duplicate your study based on reading this section
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Section IV. Results
Analytic techniques◦ What statistical measures were utilized?◦ What types of data? Nominal? Ordinal? Continuous?
Description of findings pertinent to each research question or hypothesis◦ reject or accept your hypotheses from section I. ◦ Insert appropriate tables and figures
Other findings as appropriate
Summarize your findings
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Section V. Discussion
Summary of topic under consideration◦ Summarize hypotheses, method, and findings
Relate your findings to related literature from section II (very important)◦ Discussion of findings—what do they mean?
Conclusions◦ What do you as the expert on your topic draw from these
findings?
Implications for your field?◦ Directions for future research?◦ What unexpected results/findings were of interest?
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Reference Materials
Appendices Tables and figures Bibliography
The above sections depend on the format/style guide used.◦ A best practice is to go ahead and document all references
used, in the appropriate format, while the paper is being written. Agreement between citations and references are a common flaw found upon blind review by a committee.
Here is a link to a PDF document that can be used as a template.
Thank you for watching. I hope you found it helpful.