The 'Hourglass Model' (light-grey parts)

The 'Hourglass Model' (light-grey parts)

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INTRODUCTION A research paper is a part of academic writing where there is a gathering of information from different sources. It is multistep process. Selection of title is the most important part of research writing. The title which is interesting should be chosen for the research purpose. All the related information is gathered and the title for...

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... structure of typical research paper is in the sequence of Introduction, Material and methods, Results and Discussion (IMRD). The progression of the thematic scope of a paper within these parts typically follows a pattern called the 'Hourglass Model' (Figure 1, light-grey parts; cf. Swales, 1993). ...

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