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4 Important Tips On Choosing a Research Paper Title - Enago Academy

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4 Important Tips On Choosing a Research Paper Title - Enago Academy

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  1. Enago Academy offers comprehensive and up-to-date resources for researchers, publishers, editors, and students to learn and share their experience about research and publishing. Enago Academy also conducts workshops primarily for ESL authors, early-stage researchers, and graduate students. Our advanced workshop modules cater to the needs of researchers who want to know more about the issues pertinent to successful publication

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  3. 8/2/2018 4 Important Tips On Choosing a Research Paper Title - EnagoAcademy Researchtitles 4 Important Tips on Writinga Research PaperTitle Last updated May 7,2018 When you are searching for a research study on a particular topic, you probably notice that articles with interesting, descriptive research titles draw you in. By contrast, research paper titles that are not descriptive are usually passed over, even though they may be good research papers with interesting contents. This shows the importance of coming up with a good research paper title when you are drafting your ownmanuscript. Why do Research TitlesMatter?  https://www.enago.com/academy/write-irresistible-research-paper-title/

  4. 8/2/2018 4 Important Tips On Choosing a Research Paper Title - EnagoAcademy Before we look at the characteristics of a good research title, let’s look at an example that illustrates why a good research paper should have a strongtitle. Imagine that you are researching meditation and nursing, and you want to find out if any studies have shown that meditation makes nurses better communicators. You conduct a keyword search using the keywords “nursing”, “communication”, and “meditation.” You come up with results that have the followingtitles: Benefits of Meditation for the Nursing Profession: A Quantitative Investigation Why Mindful Nurses Make the BestCommunicators Meditation Gurus Nurses on the Move: A Quantitative Report on How Meditation Can Improve NursePerformance  Related: Ready with your title and looking forward to manuscript submission? Check thesejournalselection guidelines now!(Infographic) All four of these titles may describe very similar studies—they could even be titles for the same study! As you can see, they give very di"erent impressions. Title 1 describes the topic and the method of the study but isnot particularlycatchy. https://www.enago.com/academy/write-irresistible-research-paper-title/

  5. 4 Important Tips On Choosing a Research Paper Title - EnagoAcademy Title 2 partly describes the topic, but does not give any information about the method of the study—it could simply be a theoretical or opinionpiece. Title 3 is somewhat catchier but gives almost no information at all about thearticle. Title 4 begins with a catchy main title and is followed by a subtitle that gives information about the content and method of thestudy. 8/2/2018 As we will see, Title 4 has all the characteristics of a good researchtitle. Characteristics of a Good ResearchTitle According to rhetoric scholars Hairston and Keene, making a good title involves ensuring that the research title accomplishes four goals. First, a good title predicts the content of the research paper. Second, a good title should be interesting to the reader. Third, it should reflect the tone of the writing. Fourth and finally, it should contain important keywords that will make it easier to be located during a keywordsearch. Let’s return to the examples in the previous section to see if they meet these fourcriteria.  https://www.enago.com/academy/write-irresistible-research-paper-title/

  6. 8/2/2018 4 Important Tips On Choosing a Research Paper Title - EnagoAcademy As you can see in the table above, only one of the four example titles fulfills all of the criteria of a suitable research papertitle.  https://www.enago.com/academy/write-irresistible-research-paper-title/

  7. 8/2/2018 4 Important Tips On Choosing a Research Paper Title - EnagoAcademy TipsforWritinganE"ectiveResearchPaper Title When writing a title in research, you can use the four criteria listed above as a guide. Here are a few other tips you can use to make sure your title will be part of the recipe for an e"ective researchpaper: 1. Make sure your research title describes (a) the topic, (b) themethod, (c) the sample, and (d) the results of your study. You can use the followingformula:  [Result]: A [method] study of [topic] among[sample] Example: Meditation makes nurses perform better: a qualitative study of mindfulness meditation among German nursingstudents Avoid unnecessary words and jargons. You want a title that will be comprehensible even to people who are not experts in your field. For a detailed list of things to avoid when writing an e"ective research title,check the articlehere. Make sure your title is between 5 and 15 words inlength. If you are writing a title for a university assignment or for a particular academic journal, verify that your title conforms to the standards and requirements for that outlet. For example, many journals require that titles fall under a character limit, including spaces. Manyuniversities require that titles take a very specific form, limiting yourcreativity. https://www.enago.com/academy/write-irresistible-research-paper-title/

  8. 8/2/2018 4 Important Tips On Choosing a Research Paper Title - EnagoAcademy Resources for FurtherReading In addition to the tips above, there are many resources online that you can use to help write your research title. Here is a list of links that you may find useful as you work on creating an excellent researchtitle: The University of Southern California has a guide specifictosocial science research papers:http://libguides.usc.edu/writingguide/title The Journal of European Psychology Students has a blogarticle focusing on APA-compliant researchpapertitles: http://blog.efpsa.org/2012/09/01/how-to-write-a-good-title-for- journal-articles/ This article by Kristen Hamlin contains a step-by-step approachto writing titles:http://classroom.synonym.com/choose-title-research- paper-4332.html Are there any tips or tricks you find useful in crafting research titles? Which tip did you find most useful in this article? Leave a comment tolet usknow! https://www.enago.com/academy/write-irresistible-research-paper-title/

  9. 8/2/2018 4 Important Tips On Choosing a Research Paper Title - EnagoAcademy References Hairston, M., & Keene, M. 2003. Successful writing. 5th ed. New York: Norton. University of Southern California. 2017. Organizing yoursocial sciences research paper: choosing a title.[Online] Available at: http://libguides.usc.edu/writingguide/title This article is by Enago Academy, a knowledge sharing platform by Enago. Enago provides English Editing , Copy editing and Proofreading service to Authors and researchers. https://www.enago.com/academy/write-irresistible-research-paper-title/

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