Academic Paper

ACADEMIC PAPER
What is an Academic Paper?

Academic writing is a formal style of writing used by researchers and most educators in
academic institutes and for other scholarly publications. Such writing concentrates on the
subject's factual arguments and logical reasoning and enhances the reader's comprehension of the
subject matter. The document used for such writing is called an academic paper, and it can be
anything – an essay, an assignment, a term paper, a research paper or an analysis document.
Why Is An Academic Paper Important?

Regardless of your academic discipline, academic paper writing helps to establish sound
arguments and ideas and contribute to scholarly conversations. This skill will help you make the
most out of your academic qualification. It enhances your objectivity level and critical thinking
skills. If you are not good at academic writing, it will be advisable to take academic writing help,
where an academic paper writer will craft your paper per your needs. An undergraduate essay
writing service can be hired for the same purpose.
What is a Good Academic Paper?

A good academic paper generally follows a proper organisational pattern. It follows a formal
tone throughout the document, clearly focuses on a problem and uses the third person instead of
the first person. It has a comparatively precise word choice and follows a standard writing style.
All the paragraphs in such a paper include relevant evidence (such as facts, expert opinions,
examples, quotations, etc.)
What Are The Five Characteristics Of A Good Academic

Paper?
The five top characteristics of a good academic paper are the following:
1. Citations and References: A good academic paper allows students to express their
opinions regarding a potential research problem, display their knowledge, and support
their arguments with different citations. Citing the sources is necessary for academic
writing as it acknowledges other people's work and verifies important points of your
research.
2. Good Structure: Structuring your academic paper allows you to present your concepts
concisely and rationally. It helps you form clear and logical arguments. An academic
paper mainly comprises an introduction, a thesis statement, a conclusion, and other
supplementary parts.
3. Formal Tone: Most academic writers communicate their opinions and arguments
formally to show their knowledge and professionalism regarding a subject. The formal
tone ensures that the researchers present their work consistently throughout the academic
paper. It helps establish the neutrality and credibility of the writer's thoughts.
4. Objective Arguments: Academic papers present the information unbiasedly and support
all the points with corresponding evidence. Including the work of other researchers in
your academic writing articles will make them more objective and fair.
5. Accuracy and Consistency: Other than following basic grammar rules, correct citation
and punctuation rules, there must be consistency in your academic papers. If an
academic paper is free of errors, it will help the readers view it as a credible source of
information. The facts and figures used in the papers must be accurate.
What Are The Four Types Of Academic Writing Papers?

The four main types of academic writing are descriptive, persuasive, analytical and critical. Each
of these academic paper writing types has specified language features and purposes. The
description of these types is given below:
Descriptive
Descriptive academic writing is the most basic form of academic writing. Its goal is to provide
information or facts. A summary of an article or a report on the findings of an experiment are
two examples.
Some examples of instructions for a strictly descriptive article include using words like identity,
report, record, summarise and define.
Persuasive
Most scholarly assignments require you to go one step beyond analytical writing and into
persuasive writing. Persuasive writing combines all of the characteristics of analytical writing
(information + reorganisation) with your point of view. Most literary essays are persuasive, and
at least the discussion and conclusion of a research article contain a persuasive aspect.
In academic writing, points of view can include an argument, suggestion, interpretation of
results, or evaluation of the work of others. Your persuasive writing claim must be supported by
evidence, such as a reference to study results or published sources.
Some examples of the words used in persuasive academic writing include "argue, evaluate and
discuss".
Analytical
A university-level text is rarely simply descriptive. The majority of academic work is also
analytical. Analytical writing incorporates descriptive writing but also necessitates reorganising
the facts and information you explain into categories, groups, parts, types, or relationships.
These categories or relationships may already be part of the discipline, or you may create them,
especially for your text. If you're comparing two theories, you could divide your comparison into
several sections, such as how each theory addresses social context, how each theory addresses
language acquisition, and how each theory can be applied in practice.
Some words used in analytical articles include analyse, compare, contrast, relate and examine.
Critical
Critical writing is prevalent in research, postgraduate, and advanced undergraduate writing. It
has all of the characteristics of compelling writing, plus at least one additional point of view.
While persuasive writing necessitates your point of view on a given issue or subject, critical
writing necessitates the consideration of at least two points of view, including your own.
For example, you could describe a researcher's interpretation or argument and then evaluate or
provide your alternative interpretation.
A critique of a journal article or a literature review that identifies the strengths and weaknesses
of extant research are examples of critical assignments. Some of the major orders used for
critical literary articles include debate, critique, disagreement and evaluation.
What Are The Examples Of Academic Papers?

Academic papers can be classified into a variety of classes and types. Some examples include the
following:
1. Dissertations and theses

2. An annotated bibliography
3. Technical reports
4. Research articles
5. Literary analysis documents
6. Academic essays and assignments
7. Term papers
Elements of an academic paper

Abstract
The abstract contains a short summary of the article as well as a description of the objective,
method, result and conclusion of the study. Keywords (or subject words), which identify the
contents of the article, are also given in the abstract. An abstract is between 300 and 500
words.
Full Paper
A Full Paper can contain up to 5 000 words, and consists of the following:
Introduction
 Briefly describe the focus of the overall paper and its main points
 Highlight background information or issues necessary to understand the direction of the
paper. The evaluator might not be from your field of design.
 Define any key terminology need to understand the topic
 Finish with your thesis statement
Research Method and material
 The methodology and methods ought to be reasonable for and appropriate to that
which is being studied.
 Identify the methods used to identify and locate sources and the rationale used for
selecting the sources to analyse. The detail should be sufficient so that the research
process can be assessed, and reproduced by future researchers.
 Explain the procedures used for analysing the data and arriving at findings.
Results
 Important data is given textual form preferably using tables and figures. Even
unexpected or negative results are presented.
Discussion
 The discussion is an assessment of the results. Methodological considerations as well as

the way in which the results compare to earlier research in the field are discussed.
Conclusion
 Restate your thesis from the introduction in different words

 Briefly summarise each main point found in the body of the paper (1-2 sentences for
each point). Give a statement of the consequences of not embracing the position
(argumentative paper only)
 End with a strong clincher statement: an appropriate, meaningful final sentence that
ties the whole point of the paper together
References
 All documents mentioned in the article should be included in the bibliography so that
the reader is able to refer to the original sources.
Referencing and citation

 If you make judgments about something in academic writing, there is an expectation
that you will support your opinion by linking it to what a published author has
previously written about the issue.
 Citing the work of other authors is central to academic writing because it shows you
have read the literature, understood the ideas, and have integrated these issues and
varying perspectives into the assignment task.
 The importance placed on referring to other authors in your work can be reflected in the
elaborate referencing conventions.
 The abbreviated Harvard system of citation should be used. References should be
published materials accessible to the public. Internal technical reports may be cited
only if they are easily accessible (i.e. you give an Internet address within your
citation). Proprietary information may not be cited.
o http://www.usq.edu.au/library/referencing/harvard-agps-referencing-guide

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ACADEMIC PAPER

What is an Academic Paper?

Why Is An Academic Paper Important?

What is a Good Academic Paper?

What Are The Five Characteristics Of A Good Academic

What Are The Four Types Of Academic Writing Papers?

What Are The Examples Of Academic Papers?

1. Dissertations and theses

Elements of an academic paper

 The discussion is an assessment of the results. Methodological considerations as well as

 Restate your thesis from the introduction in different words

Referencing and citation

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