This document provides guidance on key elements for the introduction section of a research paper, including: 1) Presenting the importance of the research topic to engage readers and establish why the topic merits study. 2) Conducting a brief literature review to identify 2-4 key topics in the field and position the research gap before stating the aim of the study. 3) Clearly identifying the research gap - what is lacking in previous studies on the topic - and how the present study will address this gap and add novelty.

1. Conducting Research

2. The Introduction
(The first
element)
1-Key element of a research
paper
(First thing--->reviewers or your future
readers )
If NOT well written(contribution and
novelty)?

3. • Differences are superficial
• Focused by readers
• 80-90% same across the
fields

4. • Two ways of starting
a research paper
• 1-Present the
importance of
the topic
• (Why should they care
about your study?)
• Considerable amount of
research has been
devoted to......
• The importance:
• The society in general

5. The second way of starting the paper
• The definition of the key concept

6. For example disease like Alzheimer
State the importance of for
the society
Give a specific number
*Reverse the sequence

7. The second
• A brief literature
review
• Differ from field to field
(1 -2 or 3-5 paragraphs)
• What you need to do here?
• ( Identify 2-4 key topics for readers-
----before identifying the reseach
gap and the aim)
• Organization: General to specific?
• 1 paragraph: 1 topic?

8. The research Gap
• -The element which can make the paper
rejected or
• - major revision
Numerous studies on
on X and Y that have been conducted
however, there is a lack of research on X, Y
and Z. In addition, the previous studies are
limited, because X Y and Z.......followed by
the problem.

9. Avoid:please don't you know
State the AIM research
questions objectives etc.
Instead: 1-2 sentences, say
what the aim of your study is.

10. • Sometimes be useful
• Sometimes be used in
• 1) A s(1-2
sentences)
• 2) of the paper
• 2) Conclusion section but...(Clear to the
reviewers as well what novelty your paper
brings)

11. • To present the
structure of
the paper
• No very common
• Depends on
different fields
• One papragraph

12. • "You have to go wholeheartedly
into anything in order to achieve
anything worth having." – Frank
Lloyd Wright