Scribd
Upload
6 views

Paper Template[1] (1)

The document outlines the structure and requirements for a research paper, including sections such as Abstract, Introduction, Theoretical Framework, Research Methodology, Results and Discussion, and Conclusions. It emphasizes the importance of originality in each section and provides guidelines for formatting, citations, and figures. Additionally, it includes instructions for acknowledgments and references, ensuring clarity and consistency in presentation.

Uploaded by

nationalresearchnexus
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
6 views

Paper Template[1] (1)

The document outlines the structure and requirements for a research paper, including sections such as Abstract, Introduction, Theoretical Framework, Research Methodology, Results and Discussion, and Conclusions. It emphasizes the importance of originality in each section and provides guidelines for formatting, citations, and figures. Additionally, it includes instructions for acknowledgments and references, ensuring clarity and consistency in presentation.

Uploaded by

nationalresearchnexus
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 3

Title of Paper, Times New Roman, Bold, Font Size 14

First name Last name1, First name Last name2, First name Last name3
1
Department, Institution, Country
2
Department, Institution, Country
3
Department, Institution, Country

Corresponding Author’s email address: 11-point Times New Roman

Abstract:
Please provide a summary of your paper that states a brief introduction, objective,
methodology, summary of results, conclusion, and contribution of the study. It should be
single-spaced in 12-point Times New Roman and the word limit is 300 words. Please do not
include tables, figures, and references.

Keywords:
3 to 6 keywords or phrases for indexing purposes, most important materials, most important
methods or phenomena, not too general.

1. Introduction
Introduce the subject, summarize the fundamentals necessary to understand the paper and
define the problem. Discuss the latest publications in the same field in detail. State the
objectives of your paper. The Introduction is NOT an extended version of the Abstract; never
use the same sentences in both sections.

2. Theoretical Framework/Theory/Literature Review


In this section, the summary of the theoretical basis should be given, if any. Here, you can
cite handbooks or classical papers in the field, and use equations, if necessary. Do not use
equations which are common knowledge.
Sub-Section: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3………

3. Research Methodology/Experimental
Describe your experiments so that they could be reproduced by another researcher. Do not
describe in detail the methods commonly used or already published, cite them instead.
Emphasize the critical steps.
Sub-Section: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3………

4. Other sections
Your topic may require different sections (e.g. methods describing calculations or
simulations). A Review paper certainly needs other sections: Abstract, Introduction, the
reviewed topics one by one, and a conclusion. In the case of a review paper, it is even more
important to give references to the latest papers appearing in the major journals of the field.
Sub-Section: 4.1, 4.2, 4.3………

5. Results and Discussion


In this section, your results and their interpretation should be given. It can be two separate
sections if appropriate.
Sub-Section: 5.1, 5.2, 5.3………

6. Conclusions
In Conclusions you should not repeat sentences from the Abstract, Introduction, and the
Results sections. It should summarize the most important results, their novelty advantages,
and limitations. Here you may also mention planned future work and/or recommendations to
others.

Acknowledgements
Acknowledgments of people, grants, funds, etc. should be placed here. The names of funding
organizations should be written in full.

References:
Use APA in-text citation (6th edition)

Figure captions
All figures are to be numbered using Arabic numerals, figure parts should be denoted by
lowercase letters (e.g. 1a, 1b, etc.). Each figure should have a concise caption describing
accurately what the figure depicts.

Line graphs
Line drawings should have a minimum resolution of 1000 dpi, or use vector graphics.
Figures
Do not use too many figures in the printed version of the paper, rather put them in the
Supplementary information.

Tables
Do not use too many tables. Do not present the same data in both a table and a plot.

Table captions
Table captions look like as this: Table 1 (Table in bold, number in bold, Caption in normal
type, no punctuation after either the number or the end of the caption). The caption of the
table should be concise and should describe accurately its content.

You might also like