research paper

Title: Short, succinct, descriptive

Abstract: Summary of Methods, Results, Discussion. Explains why the research was done and why the results are significant.

Introduction: Background information (what past work was done, why the work was important). States the objectives and hypotheses of the study and explains why the study is important.

Materials and Methods: Explains how and where the work was done.

Results: Presents the data from the study and explains what they show.

Discussion: Explains why the data show what they show, how the analysis relates to the objectives stated in the Introduction, the significance of the findings, and how they advance the field.

References: A list of all the literature cited in the research paper. All sources that served as a foundation for the work, including all the ideas and findings that are not those of the authors, should be cited.