A review on research papers organization

Research Papers and Research Articles are composed of several parts: “title, abstract, acknowledgements, introduction, literature review, methods, results, discussions, recommendations, references, and appendixes” (Pintos & Crimi, 2010, p.27). Considering these aspects, two research articles will be analyzed, a medicine research paper, and an educational research paper.
As regards introductions, both articles follow the Create a Research Space Model (C.A.R. S.), which has been created under the principle that writers use organizational patters to present their introduction. Consequently, they are structured in a general-specific manner. Moreover, they seem to follow the three moves: 1) establish a research territory, 2) present their motivations for the study, and 3) state what the research is about.
In the medicine research article, the research territory is Public Health and tobacco controls and “FDA evaluation and regulation of ‘modified-risk’ tobacco products” (Deyton, Hamburg & Sharfstei, 2010, para.15); their motivation for the study is the amount of deaths due to tobacco use; and the research is about the Tobacco Control Act. Similarly, in the educational research article, the research territory is the classroom and other situations of teacher learning; the motivation is that “the perceptions teachers perceive of themselves can be a powerful barrier to change” (Wenzlaff & Wieseman, 2004, ¶ 1); and the research is about the “nature of teacher learning in a cohort-based, master's degree program in curriculum and pedagogy” (Wenzlaff & Wieseman, 2004, ¶ 2).
Referring to the Methods sections, they are generally divided into three subsections: a) participants, b) materials, and c) procedure (Pintos & Crimi, 2010, ¶ 34). Reflecting upon the two articles, both of them present methods sections; however, they are not equally mentioned. In the medicine article, the methods section is not differentiated from the text. Methods are described within the text; for instance, “the FDA is working closely with other government agencies across the country” (Deyton, Hamburg & Sharfstei, 2010, ¶ 18), or “The FDA will also have an office dedicated to helping small businesses understand and comply with new regulatory requirements” (Deyton, Hamburg & Sharfstei, 2010, ¶ 20). On the other hand, in the case of the educational article, the methods section is explained under the heading “Research Process” (Wenzlaff & Wieseman, 2004, p.2).
Additionally, appendixes and process notes are not included in any of the articles, and American Psychological Association (APA) conventions are not followed since they are articles, and do not follow paper format. As has been exemplified in the preceding paragraphs, both articles share many features as regards their organization in their introductions, and just a few dissimilarities, for instance in the methods sections.


Reference

Deyton, L., Hamburg, M., & Sharfstei, J. (2010, April 21). Tobacco Product Regulation – A Public Health Approach. The New England Journal of Medicine. Retrieved from http://healthcarereform.nejm.org/?p=3346&query=home

Pintos, V., & Crimi, Y. (2010) Unit 2: The Research article: introduction, literature review and method sections. Universidad CAECE: Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Wenzlaff, T. L.,& Wieseman, K. C. (2004). Teachers Need Teachers To Grow. Teacher Education Quarterly. Retrieved from
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