You really want to write a review paper, yes here is all you need to start writing your introduction, next comes what you need to get your methodology ready, just keep following. we will get there together
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 paper’s
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?
