2. Research paper
It is the individually written academic document; it is the
publication of findings which a researcher publishes after
analyzing the gathered data in a proper method.
A research paper is a document that contains the results of
gathered data, it has its own structure or format in which it
is written, there is a methodology which must be followed,
must these research papers are published in the academic
journals and magazines.
3. thesis
The thesis is the academic document, it is written for the
academic degree or the higher education, students who are
in final year of their graduation they require the thesis
before issuance of a degree from their institutes.
The thesis is broader and refers to the general subjects
students have to choose the topic that must be relevant to
their area of specialty and get it approved from the
supervisor or the committee in their respective university.
4. Book
Books have always been one of the most important sources
of information and education. A book can provide information
in the format of text and illustrations (pictures, graphs,
maps, tables, etc.). Books can provide a wealth of
information on theoretical subjects as well as practical
subjects.
Books can be mainly divided into two categories as:
Fiction
Nonfiction
5. Research
paper
• Written for the contribution in the specific area
Thesis
• Written for the education purpose
Book
writing
• Book is a handwritten
Writing
6. Research
paper
• narrow and specific description
Thesis
• broader and doesn’t describe
Book
writing
• broader and has many themes
Description
7. Research
paper
• Doesn’t need any supervisor or the evaluating
committee
Thesis
• Need the guidance of supervisor
Book
writing
• It does not need the guidance of anyone
Guidance
8. Research
paper
• The Research paper is short in length mostly ranging from 5-8
pages and usually has 3000-5000 words
Thesis
• Thesis is very much long document, that ranges from 12000-
20000 and in pages it can be even longer than 35-40 pages
Book
writing
• It consists of hundreds of pages
Length
9. Research
paper
• Audience of the research paper can be the other
researchers
Thesis
• The Audience of theThesis is, university set committee,
tutors, supervisors who ask for the presentation
Book
writing
• The Audience is readers and especially the critics
Audience
10. Research
paper
• When research paper is completed, it only describes
the data specifically and in very narrow terms
Thesis
• WhenThesis is presented it describes the every term
Book
writing
• When a book is presented it describes the abstract or
main themes
Completion
11. Research
Paper
• It can be cited and can be referred for the other studies
Thesis
• It is not used for further studies, and the writers cannot be cited
for any other study.
Book
Writing
• Books can be used for the reference purpose and further studies
Used
