How to write research papers in English

In this course, you will learn how to write a research paper in English in 5+1 steps which will be dealt with in three phases (i.e., the pre-drafting phase, the drafting phase, and the post-drafting phase).

In the 5+1 steps, which will be dealt with in this course, you will learn how to start by selecting your research topic (in the first step), and you will be guided step-by-step from the journal selection to the step of submitting your final draft to the target journal and getting it published (in the last step). These 5+1 steps are based on my two-volume book series published by Amazon on How to write academic research papers.

The information provided in this course is not only useful while writing a research paper, but a large bulk of it will also be useful while writing book reviews, review papers, short reports, and so on.

In addition, you will learn

  • How to search on scientific databases and websites and
  • Data collection, analysis, presentation, and interpretation in my comprehensive course.

Those who attend this course can attend my other comprehensive course the content of which is more than 10 hours. That comprehensive course will give you a better insight on writing research papers in English.

Goals

  • How to write research papers
  • How to select best and most innovative research questions/topics
  • How to select best journals/conferences to publish/present your papers
  • How to navigate scientific websites and databases
  • How to collect, analyze, present and interpret data

Prerequisites

  • Basic English knowledge

Section

1
Who should attend the course
06:48
2
Kill two birds with one shot
05:06
3
Important points with regard to the course
04:52
4
Research paper vs. thesis/dissertation
08:31
5
Two key components of any research
02:09
6
Old day lab report
11:03
7
Types of academic papers
04:16

Section

1
Introduction to step one: Find your topic or research question(s)
05:43
2
Topic or research question(s)
06:12
3
Narrow down your topic and raise some relevant questions
16:25
4
Start your research project with a narrower topic
02:48
5
Criteria for topic selection
10:43
6
Keep in mind when using these approaches
05:48
7
How to find topic or research question(s)
03:18
8
Consult other people (professors, sponsors, peers, etc.)
12:24
9
Research priorities (organizations, institutes, themes of conferences, etc.)
13:34
10
Replication
14:47
11
Limitation of the earlier studies
13:52
12
De-limitations of previous studies
12:35
13
Need & Curiosity
07:59
14
Controversy
11:53
15
Information gaps
06:48
16
Real-life problems
11:37
17
Creative researcher
10:39
18
Triangulation
06:10
19
Focus on topic selection
03:57
20
Which approach is the best
03:03
21
What is the best topic
07:19
22
Conclusion to selecting topics/research questions & Good luck
01:52

Section

1
Select your target journal(s)/conference(s)
07:57
2
The dual objectives of selecting target journal/conference before writing the paper
11:45
3
Why to select journal/conference before writing it?
12:39
4
What will you learn in this course?
02:23
5
How to find journals or conferences
04:32
6
Googling
14:46
7
Consult experts like professors
02:13
8
Reference list of books, conference proceedings, articles, etc.
06:31
9
Final remarks on approaches to finding your target journals or conferences
06:15
10
Which questions I will answer in this course
01:49
11
Why such a long list of criteria
01:59
12
Two groups of criteria
02:50
13
List of criteria
06:53
14
The 1st criterion: Abstracting & indexing
16:54
15
The 2nd criterion: Quantitative indexes
14:22
16
Problems of quantitative indexes
20:28
17
The 3rd criterion: Age
09:03
18
The 4th criterion: To have lower frequency
06:14
19
The 5th criterion: To be peer-reviewed
03:41
20
The 6th criterion: Review policy
06:53
21
The 7th criterion: To have specialized readership
10:03
22
The 8th criterion: To have larger circulation
06:13
23
The 9th criterion: The number of received papers
01:27
24
The 10th criterion: The number of accepted papers
03:16
25
The 11th criterion: To have lower acceptance rate
03:33
26
The 12th criterion: To have famous editor-in-chief & editorial board
02:52
27
The 13th criterion: Affiliation with a prestigious organization
02:16
28
The 14th criterion: To be open-access
02:33
29
The 15th criterion: Visibility in multiple computerized databases
02:47
30
The 16th criterion: To be often quoted over time
02:18
31
The 17th criterion: To be often-quoted recently
02:46
32
The 18th criterion: To have a higher ranking
05:38
33
The 19th criterion: To have specialized (narrower) scope
08:05
34
The 20th criterion: Internationality
05:36
35
The 21st criterion: Theoretical or technical
04:11
36
The 22nd criterion: Time from submission to decision
03:17
37
The 23rd criterion: Time from the decision to publication
04:40
38
The 24th criterion: Correction and retraction history
06:40
39
The 25th criterion: Authors
05:08
40
The 26th criterion: Reference style
04:41
41
The 27th criterion: Paper length limit
02:58
42
The 28th criterion: Language of publication
04:49
43
The 29th criterion: Module of publication
03:04
44
The 30th criterion: Submission fee
02:19
45
The 31st criterion: Publication fee
11:40
46
The 32nd criterion: Subscription fee
07:15
47
The 33rd criterion: Titles of other papers published by that specific journal/conference
03:07
48
The 34th criterion: Embargo period
02:34
49
The 35th criterion: Aim and scope of the journal/conference
01:42
50
The 36th criterion: The number of hot papers
01:56
51
The 37th criterion: Match with your title
01:49
52
The 38th criterion: No call-for-paper policy
03:57
53
The 39th criterion: Type of paper it publishes
01:41
54
The 40th criterion: To have an official website
05:31
55
Conclusion to journal/conference selection
02:10

Section

1
FOURTH STEP
2:41
2
Differences between proposal, thesis/dissertation, and paper
07:15
3
Generic Features
04:05
4
Textual Elements Most Commonly Used within Different Sections of Research
13:59
5
100 verbs that make your research writing amazing
02:23
6
Describing the scope of a current project or prior research
05:12
7
Outlining a topic’s background
10:54
8
Describing the analytical elements of a paper
05:53
9
Discussing results
02:03
10
Discussing methods
02:08
11
Explaining the impact of new research
04:11
12
Possible citation verbs to use in literature review
04:31
13
Academic word list
03:34
14
The importance of structure
11:32
15
Topping, IMRaD, and Tailing
10:19
16
IMRaD answers which questions
08:06
17
Wineglass or hourglass model for IMRaD structure
23:17
18
Separate or mixed sections
05:03
19
IMRaD (Introduction)
04:57
20
IMRaD (Methods)
09:43
21
IMRaD (Results)
11:51
22
IMRaD (Discussion)
06:03
23
Steps to organizing manuscript
05:01
24
Length of the manuscript
07:20
25
Major sections
03:33
26
Minor sections
06:08

Section

1
Title: introduction
03:06
2
Purposes of title
04:57
3
Importance of title
10:27
4
Characteristics of good title
07:26
5
How to write a title: Moves and steps
13:24
6
Title: Do's
08:15
7
Title: Don'ts
10:46
8
Unnecessary phrases
05:06
9
Rewrite title
06:27
10
Title: Checklist
05:09

Section

1
Abstract
2
Abstract: Introduction
04:52
3
Abstract: Definition
02:28
4
Abstract: Purpose
05:07
5
Abstract: Importance
05:04
6
Abstract: Moves & Steps
08:06
7
Types: Structured vs. unstructured
05:01
8
Steps to Writing an Effective Abstract
05:35
9
Abstract: Components
01:33
10
Abstract: Do's
05:09
11
Abstract: Don'ts
04:30
12
Abstract: Features
03:42
13
Abstract: Common mistakes
04:41
14
Abstract: Conclusion
04:48
15
Sample abstract 1
10:53
16
Sample abstract 2
12:59
17
Sample abstract 3
08:08

Section

1
Introduction: Introduction
06:32
2
What to claim
08:07
3
What an introduction usually contains
07:55
4
How to write: Moves and steps
00:54
5
CARS model 1
10:14
6
CARS model 2
18:00
7
CARS model 3
35:15
8
CARS model 4
35:30
9
Statement of the problem
13:06
10
Significance of the study
05:02
11
Definition of key terms
18:27
12
Research hypotheses & questions
09:35
13
Statement of purpose
07:48
14
Paper, thesis and dissertation structure
05:04
15
Introduction: Do's
06:49
16
Introduction: Don'ts
05:29
17
Introduction: Checklist
04:01

Section

1
LR: Introduction
14:48
2
Features of LR
04:40
3
Importance of LR
08:00
4
LR: Moves & Steps
09:06
5
Organization of LR
16:09
6
Useful phrases in LR
08:29
7
Most common mistakes in LR
10:28
8
LR: Do's
13:20
9
LR: Checklist
14:03

Section

1
Methodology
2
Methodology: Introduction
10:46
3
Methodology: Moves & Steps
15:41
4
What to include in Methodology
06:10
5
Describing the characteristics of the sample
13:46
6
Indicating reasons for sample characteristics
02:29
7
Describing the procedure: Infinitive of purpose
04:42
8
Describing the procedure: Typical verbs in the passive form
08:31
9
Describing the procedure: Sequence words and phrases
07:40
10
Describing the procedure: Adverbs of manner
03:00
11
Describing the procedure: using instrument
04:10
12
Describing the procedure: Giving detailed information
02:24
13
Explain new methodology in detail; otherwise name the method and cite the previously published work
08:24
14
Giving reasons of adopting or rejecting a particular method
07:51
15
Methodology: Do's
08:53
16
Methodology: Don'ts
03:15

Section

1
Results
2
Introduction to Results/Findings
02:10
3
Results/Findings: Moves & Steps
03:25
4
Reference to aim or method
09:09
5
Highlighting significant data in a table or chart
06:13
6
Statements of positive result
03:07
7
Statements of negative result
03:21
8
Highlighting significant, interesting, or surprising results
02:22
9
Reporting results from questionnaires and interviews
08:30
10
Observations about qualitative data
06:30
11
Summary and transition
03:24
12
Results/Findings: Do's
24:20
13
Results/Findings: Don'ts
06:51
14
Results/Findings: Concluding remarks
05:05

Section

1
Discussion
2
Discussion: Introduction
03:03
3
Discussion: Moves & Steps
08:08
4
Discussion: What to include
05:03
5
Reference to literature or to research aim/question
04:41
6
Statements of result
04:11
7
Reference to previous research: Support
06:29
8
Reference to previous research: Contradict
02:50
9
Explanations for results
03:53
10
Devices that distance the author from a proposition
03:25
11
Advising cautious interpretation
02:52
12
Being cautious when explaining results
01:56
13
Suggesting general hypotheses
03:17
14
Noting implications
04:20
15
Commenting on findings
02:17
16
Unexpected outcome
03:07
17
Suggestions for future work
03:53
18
Discussion: Common mistakes
05:47
19
Discussion: Features
05:55
20
Discussion: Do's
06:52
21
Discussion: Don'ts
11:29

Section

1
Conclusion section
2
Conclusion: Introduction
04:47
3
Conclusion: What to include
04:36
4
Conclusion: Moves & Steps
01:58
5
Restatement of aims
01:44
6
Summarizing research findings
01:51
7
Significance of the findings or research contribution
03:44
8
Significance of the findings with a qualification
01:19
9
Recommendations for further research work
05:00
10
Implications or recommendations for practice or policy
03:36
11
Identifying a study’s weakness
02:17
12
Devices for avoiding over-generalization
02:45
13
Being cautious when discussing implications or recommendations
02:58
14
Advising cautious interpretation of findings
03:57
15
Limitations & delimitations
20:43
16
Suggestions for further research
16:09
17
Implications & applications
10:18

Section

1
Acknowledgments
08:17
2
Biodata
09:43
3
Suggestions for further research
16:09
4
Implications & applications
10:18
5
Conclusion: Common mistakes
03:18

Section

1
Good Luck
01:55

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