An idea is a seed to a meticulous research. Your research paper must project your ideas more clearly into the readers or scholars mind as if they were in your shoes. Your perception must sync well with their understanding. An effective research must result in opening doors to further unprecedented ideas of the development of the topic under discussion. In fact, a research must be the key to innovation and development. A good research paper won’t take that long to get published. Well, publishing your research paper in journals or any conference will connect you with scholars who will actively engage and further boost up your ideas to the next level. This article will be a detour through two phases; writing your research paper and publishing it. Let’s start right away…
Writing our first class research paper
We are too much used to learn everything in steps. So yeah we are going to use that same cliché method to teach you to write an effective research paper. Start your journey through the following steps and we promise the destination will be an A+ research paper. We warn you not to take the shortcut or skip a step.
- CHOOSING THE TOPIC
The success factor of your research paper can be determined by its topic itself. You cannot do research on the subject which you are vaguely familiar with. Your topic of interest must be the topic of your research paper. You must have at least the basic knowledge about the topic and make sure you have all the resources available for the research. As this is the first and important phase of your research paper you can take a considerable amount of time in choosing your topic and certainly you need hours of brainstorming for that. You can also choose three different topics and consider your mentor or teacher’s opinion about which topic to choose. Avoid topics that are too complicated.
- MAKE SURE THE TOPIC IS FRESH
You have chosen a topic or you have a list of strong topics to choose from. Now you have to make sure the topic is fresh or at least rarely touched. No one would love to read the same thing again and again in different modulations. A research paper must be unique and go with current trends and technology. It must be the key to further development and innovations. It must be the gold mine of new ideas. So whenever you choose a topic, better make sure it is untouched. If you decide to write a paper on the already discussed topic, make sure yours is the enhanced version of the old topic that goes with the current situation and technology.
- CONVEY YOUR THESIS
The thesis you convey could be a couple line sentence that projects your firm belief on the idea. The entire paper will be based on the thesis you stated, justifying it throughout the paper. Your thesis is the result of your critical thinking.
- MAKE AN OUTLINE
As you have confirmed your topic, now you must make an outline of sub-topics you would be covering in your research paper. This is the time you started finding information online or from your other resources like books, encyclopedias, journals, Newspapers, previous research papers etc. As mentioned above, you must have all the resources ready before start writing your research paper. Gather all information required and make an outline based on the general idea you acquired from the garnered information. The outline you make should itself be the strong projector of your ideas. It is the basic foundation from which your A+ research paper would sprout up.
- CREATE AND ORGANIZE YOUR NOTES
Once you have created an outline, start making notes according to the outline. Gather much information as you can, related to a topic on the outline and pour it on the paper using your own words. Plagiarism is the biggest sin that would push your paper toward the hanging sentence. Make notes on each topic and organize it well according to the outline. That way you won’t miss any important point during the making of your first draft. Once you have written and organized your notes according to the outline you are all set to make your first draft.
- INCLUDE REFERENCES
You cannot write your research paper out of nothing. You will refer lots of resources for that. So to reason or justify the particular idea in your research paper, include the reference. So that it adds more credibility to your research paper.
- MAKE YOUR FIRST DRAFT
Now you have all the notes well organized by your side. This is time to write your first draft. Paraphrase all the points from the notes according to the order of the outline. Elaborate each topic on the outline. You do not have to concentrate much on the formatting. Save it for the final draft. Just keep on broadening the points from the notes until you have a complete research paper with a satisfying number of words. Then migrate to making your final draft.
- THE FINAL DRAFT
Revise the rough draft and check for errors. Make sure your research paper is free from grammatical errors. Use online tools like Grammarly to avoid such errors. Make sure the facts and figures are in order. Rephrase sentences which seem to be less informative. Format your document in your word processor giving it a professional look. Do not use fancy fonts and the font sizes must be consistent. Submit your paper to your teacher or mentor for clarification. Make reasonable changes they suggest, in your paper. When you are finally satisfied with your research paper, migrate to the printing process.
Getting your Research Paper published
Your effort must have resulted in a perfect research paper. You are one step away to be integrated with a network of scholars and readers. You have to publish your paper. This is not a big deal if you crafted your research paper with utmost perfection. When you have the final draft of the research paper ready, there are only a few steps remain to get your paper published.
- FIND A SUITABLE JOURNAL
You could have created your research paper on any topic or subject. You know where your paper would fit in. So you must select the appropriate publication that concentrates solely on the works similar to your research paper. Make sure they have a considerable amount of audience that includes scholars and readers. If you previously had any particular publication in mind, you should have known the audience and written for them. That would make your research paper more easy to get acknowledged by the publisher.
- GET REVIEWED BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR PAPER
As told in the previous points, You could submit your final manuscript to your teacher or any scholar who is an acquaintance. Get their honest reviews and if necessary implement them in your paper. Keep in mind that there is no such thing called a perfect paper. Perfection is the matter of perception. There will always be room for improvement in your paper. So make necessary changes advised by your teacher and submit the final paper to the publisher.
- SUBMIT YOUR PAPER
Once your research paper meets all the guidelines of the publication, submit it to the publisher. Do not expect your work to get published in the first attempt itself. Always be ready to face rejection. Do not get discouraged for that. Keep in mind that rejection is your chance to improve things on your side so that you would come back stronger than before. Keep perfecting your paper until it finally gets published. Also, do not stick to any particular publication. Submit your work to various publishers. Persistence and hard work always pay. Concentrate on all the steps. Good luck with your effort!