Research paper need to include
1. Abstract (200-250 words approximately)
a. Elevator pitch
b. Key words
2. Background/Introduction
a. General background info
b. Literature review:
i.
What has been done?
ii.
Gaps: why your research is important?
iii.
Gaps: prior research’s' limitations
c. Research questions/goal
d. Hypothesis
e. Research aim:
i.
Why are you doing this?
ii.
IV/DV definitions
iii.
Frameworks
iv.
Theories
3. Methods: depend on study the length could be very short (Need to justify why and where
with section)
a. How the study was done
b. Purpose:
i.
Replication
ii.
Gap identification
iii.
Demonstrating transparency/ credibility
c. Participant
i.
Who they are
ii.
How you recruit them
iii.
How you grouped them
d. Assessment: where you got them (survey or experiment) -> be specific with
procedures
e. Study design
f. Data analysis plan (which kind of analysis will be used)
4. Results
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write it in APA format
ex) t(#)=exact t value, P<0.0001 (exact p value), (95% CI #A, #B)
a. The results
i.
Type of tests (sometimes)
ii.
Table 1: (sex, age, BMI, etc.)
iii.
Graphs
iv.
Figures
5. Discussion/conclusion (aims/hypothesis -> how it relates -> implications)
a. Discuss your results
i.
Interpretation on result (X might indicate Y becasue ~, this is important
because ~)
b. Limitations & Strengths:
i.
Things you couldn't consider time or resources
ii.
Future recommendation
iii.
Possible space for error
c. Similar/Different to prior study
d. Restate own research question, hypothesis, and aims (do your )
In-text Citation tip
 The in-text citation need to be in every single information which is not your source.
1. Direct quote
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(name, date, pg. #)
2. Usual is-text citation
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(name, date)
3. Two writer
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(name1 & name 2, date)
4. Three or more writer
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(name 1 et. al, date)