1. F. Defung Samarinda, 12 Nopember 2016
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F. Defung
Samarinda, 12 Nopember 2016

2. General structure of a full article
Initial information (mainly for indexing and searching)
Title
Authors
Abstract
Keywords
Main Text
Introduction
Background
Literature review
Method
Results
Discussion
Conclusions
Closing
Acknowledgment
References
Supplementary material

3. General guidelines: Title: Short and informative
Abstract: 1 paragraph (<250 words)
Introduction and Background: pages
Literature Review: 1 – 2 pages
Methods: 2-3 pages
Results: 6-8 pages
Discussion: 4-6 pages
Conclusion: 1-2 paragraph
Figures: 6-8 (one per page)
Tables: 1-3 (one per page)
References: papers (2-4 pages)

4. A. The title, abstract, and keywords:
Why it is important to get them right ?
Enable the dissemination of your research.
Most electronic search engines, databases, or journal websites will use the words found in your title and abstract.
2. The title and abstract are often the only parts of a paper that are freely available online
3. The abstract is the first section of your paper that journal editors and reviewers read

5. Title typically 10–12 words long
“A good title and abstract is key to getting cited more frequently”
and scholars are typically terrible at creating good titles and abstracts”
Your title should catch the eye and convey the thesis of your work in one snappy formulation
Your title is just the first step in attracting a potential reader
typically 10–12 words long

6. A good research paper title
Condenses the paper’s content in a few words
Captures the readers’ attention
Differentiates the paper from other papers of the same subject area
Use descriptive terms and phrases that accurately highlight the core content of the paper

7. Test your title and abstract
Google Scholar can help test your title and abstract.
Nothing shows up ? … GOOD !!, but ?? …
Many shows up ? ….. BAD !!, but ??

8. Abstract Generally between 100 and 250 words in length
It should help the reader decide “whether there is something in the body of the paper worth reading”
Types of Abstract ?
Descriptive abstracts, usually used in the social sciences and humanities, do not give specific information about methods and results. (Just a sentence or two)
Informative abstracts are commonly used in the sciences and present information on the background, aim, methods, results, and conclusions
Structured abstracts are essentially informative abstracts divided into a series of headings (e.g., Objective, Method, Results, Conclusion) and are typically found in medical literature and clinical trial reports.

9. Informative abstract
Background: A simple opening sentence or two placing the work in context. • Aims: One or two sentences giving the purpose of the work. • Method(s): One or two sentences explaining what was done. • Results: One or two sentences indicating the main findings. • Conclusions: One sentence giving the most important consequence of the work.

10. Check the final abstract
Contains information that is consistent with that presented in the paper.
Meets the guidelines of the targeted journal (word limit, type of abstract, etc.)
Typographical errors-free. As these may lead referees and editors to says :
“conclude that the paper is bad and should be rejected”

11. Introduction
“Introduction” is the way/space to convince readers that you clearly know your work is useful.
A good introduction should answer the following questions:
What was I studying?
Why was this topic important to investigate?
What did we know about this topic before I did this study?
How will this study advance new knowledge or new ways of understanding?

12. What do editors expect from an introduction of research paper?:
Provide a perspective that consistent with the nature of the journal
Introduce the main scientific publications on which your work is based, citing a couple of original and important works, including recent review articles.
Do not do ‘improper citations’ of too many references that irrelevant to the research topic,
Do not do inappropriate judgments on your own achievements

14. tips for the introduction:
Never use more words than necessary (be concise and to-the-point). Don't make this section into a history lesson. Long introductions put readers off.
Give the whole picture at first! We all know that you are keen to present your new data. But ?.
The introduction must be organized from the global to the particular point of view, guiding the readers to your objectives when writing this paper.
Always keep them separate to ensure that the manuscript flows logically from one section to the next. State the purpose of the paper and research strategy adopted to answer the question, but do not mix introduction with results, discussion and conclusion.
Expressions such as "novel," "first time," "first ever," and "paradigm-changing" are not preferred. Use them sparingly (se-hemat mungkin)

15. Literature review
Review of literature is one of the most important steps in the research process
A literature review is more than the search for information, and goes beyond being a descriptive annotated bibliography. All works included in the review must be read, evaluated and analyzed (which you would do for an annotated bibliography), but relationships between the literature must also be identified and articulated, in relation to your field of research.
Annotated bibliography is a list of citations to books, articles, and documents. Each citation is followed by a brief, descriptive and evaluative paragraph. The purpose of the annotation is to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited.

16. The purposes of the review are:
familiarize the reader with relevant literature and research in an area of study
demonstrate relationships among the prior research
inform the reader what has already been discovered to avoid duplication
identify gaps and discrepancies in the literature
define and limit the problem you are working on
place your study in a historical perspective
avoid unnecessary duplication
evaluate promising research methods
relate your findings to previous knowledge and suggest further research

17. Various sub-title (name) for literature review
Review of literature
Past studies review
Existing studies
Prior literature
A Critical Review of Related Studies
Etc…

18. Methods
The methods section of a research paper provides the information by which a study’s validity is judged.

19. The methodology section can be generally divided into several specific parts
1. Define the population and the methods of sampling 2. Describe the instrumentation 3. Describe the procedures and if relevant, the time frame 4. Describe the analysis plan 5. Describe any approaches to ensure validity and reliability 6. State any assumptions 7. Describe the scope and limitations of the methodology

20. Result or Findings What have you found?
Present only representative results, numbers or facts determined from the analysis
Effective ways to present results : Tables, charts, graph
If using a hypothesis: accept or reject the hypothesis
Use proper sub-heading to classifies the results to make it easier to read/review

21. Discussion This is the section to discuss the results
DO NOT reiterate the results
Compare your result to previous (published) results.
DO NOT hide if your result is not inline with common .
Example:
The finding is inline with Alex (1990), How ever it is contradict with Ana (2005).

22. Conclusion Conclude your paper with the proper results finding.
Do not repeat the abstract
what can be done in future research.
Policy implication.

23. Publisher DO want quality
Wanted
Originality
Significant advances in field
Appropriate methods, case studies and conclusions
Readability
Studies that meet ethical standards
Not wanted
Duplications
Reports of no scientific interest
Work out of date
Inappropriate/incomplete methods or conclusions
Studies with insufficient data

24. “To get to know, to discover, to publish-this the destiny of a scientist “
(François Arago)
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