How to create an outline for your research paper

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What is the first step of research paper writing? Preparing an outline. If you have a research outline ready before writing, you will be able to effectively organize and present all the information and ideas you collected during your research. A research outline will also help you write in a clear, organized manner without missing anything. This video shows you how you can create an outline for a research paper that follows an IMRAD (Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusion) structure.

Originally published at www.editage.com/insights on Mar 4, 2016. Written by Jayashree Rajagopalan.

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