ARTICLE STRUCTURE

Headings to be covered in an Empirical Paper​

Abstract with keywords

 

Introduction (should cover review of literature)

 

Method (Participants, Design, Measures, Procedure)

 

Results

 

Discussion

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Limitations and Directions for Future Research

 

Conclusion

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References

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Headings to be covered in a Theoretical Paper​

Abstract with keywords

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Introduction (With the literature section summarizing knowledge of a theme with citations and reference to earlier work)

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Method (Specifying databases, indices and search terms, objective, inclusion and exclusion criteria)

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Results (Summarizing the collected data with statistical procedures used, tables, and figures)

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Discussion and Conclusion (Make a clear statement of support or non-support concerning the research question and state the major findings of the study, limitations, and suggestions for future research)