Terminology

• Journal (National/International)
• Magazine
• Report
• Research Paper- Conceptual/ Empirical
• Article
• Peer-Reviewed
• Publisher
• Circulation
 Terminology
• Volume/Issue/Page Number
• References/ Bibliography
• Harvard / American Psychological Association
• Primary/Secondary
• Concept/Variable (For eg: Rich/Income)
• Impact Factor
 Impact Factor
In any given year, the impact factor of a journal is
the average number of citations received per
paper published in that journal during the two
preceding years.

For example, if a journal has an impact factor of 3

in 2008, then its papers published in 2006 and
2007 received 3 citations each on average in
2008. 
 Citation Example
• APA
Harlow, H. F. (1983). Fundamentals for preparing
psychology journal articles. Journal of Comparative and
Physiological Psychology, 55, 893-896.

• Harvard
Conley, TG & Galeson, DW 1998, 'Nativity and wealth in
mid-nineteenth century cities', Journal of Economic
History, Vol. 58, No. 2, pp. 468-493.
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 Parts of a Research Paper/Report
• Title
• Abstract
• Keywords
• Introduction
• Literature Review
• Methodology
• Results and Discussion
• Conclusion
• Limitations and future research
• Acknowledgement
• References
 The Process

• Getting ready with data

• First draft
• Structure of a paper
• Selecting a journal
• Submission
• Revision
 How To Write An Effective
Research Paper

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• Key Idea
• Structure
• Related Work
• Guinea Pigs
• Acknowledging others
• Acknowledging
limitations
 Key Idea
• Problem
• Interesting
• Unsolved
• Comparison to existing ideas
• How will it work?
Can there be a paper without any
empirical study?