Step 6
- 1. Step by Step of Writing a Review Paper By Oluwatosin Dorcas, Babalola
- 2. Step 6: WRITING Composing the text for the presentation or publication
- 3. Format of a Review paper 1. Title 2. Abstract 3. Introduction 4. Methodology 5. Findings and discussion 6. Conclusion and recommendation
- 4. THE TITLE This is a phrase that summarises your work It reveals the focus or scope of the work It should be between 10 and 15 words It does not contain abbreviation
- 5. THE ABSTRACT a brief story of your work It discusses each key aspect of the work Immediately tells the relevance of the paper It should not be more than 300 words It must be one paragraph
- 6. The Abstract should cover the following areas: 1. A brief background to the work 2. The Aim of the study 3. The Method used for data collection and analysis 4. The Key findings, or trends 5. Main recommendation 6. Keywords (between five to eight words, written in italics and separated with commas)
- 7. Mistakes to Avoid in writing an Abstract 1. Using abbreviations 2. Using long sentences 3. Citing references 4. Using present tense 5. Writing the abstract first 6. Using figures or tables
- 8. THE INTRODUCTION This is an overview of the work 1. It Introduces the whole work 2. It is from a generic to a specific view 3. It gives an overview of the work 4. It highlights the aim 5. It shows the research objectives 6. It gives details of the papers structure
- 9. The introduction must answer the following Questions 1. What is the study talking about? 2. Why is the topic important to study? 3. What have previous work said about the area? 4. How will the study contribute to existing knowledge?
- 10. Thanks for following We will be treating the METHODOLOGY next week