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The features of a research article - Coggle Diagram
The features of a research article
Analysis and Results
This section should contain the answers to the research questions and aims to show the reader how the study contributes to existing knowledge and to persuade him/her to accept the findings of the research.
Citations and Bibliography
In academic writing, you are expected to support your ideas by referring to or citing other authors!
First pieces of information
title of the article
authors’ names and their affiliation
name of the journal, number of the issue, year of publication, number of the pages and DOI
Introduction
the author introduces the topic of the article and illustrates how the article contributes to existing knowledge on the subject
Method(s)
In this section the methods used to conduct the research are reported
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgements enable the author to thank all those who have helped in carrying out the research
Abstract
summarizes the whole article
Data
Tables, figures, pie charts and bar charts
Conclusion
The conclusion is usually the final section and it typically places the research in a larger context, explaining the importance of the research and discussing where future research on the topic should be headed
Literature review
A review of existing research and theory on the topic can be included in this section
Characteristics of the language used in academic writing
use of the passive voice + by –ing
use of reporting verbs
use of passive voice + by + noun
use of research verbs which describe the research
use of present perfect tense to sum up, past tense to state what the aim was and present tense to summarize and evaluate the study
hedging language
use of headings and subheadings
signposting
concision
Reading Journal Articles – Some useful tips
3 Read about the methods next
2 Read the introduction and discussion/conclusion next
4 Read the Analysis and results next
1Read the abstract first