Research and review paper difference

1. WHATISTHEDIFFERENCE BETWEEN A RESEARCH PAPER AND A REVIEW PAPER? AnAcademicpresentationby Dr.NancyAgnes,Head,TechnicalOperations,Pubrica Group:www.pubrica.com Email:sales@pubrica.com

2. TODAYDISCUSSION 01 Introduction 02 Researchpaper 03 Reviewpaper 04 ThekeyfeaturesofaResearchpaper 05 TheKeyFeaturesofaReviewPaper TheDifferencesbetweenthese researchandreview papers 06

3. Inbrief Originalresearchisthefoundationofaresearchpaper. Experiments,surveys,interviews,questionnaires,andother types of analysis may be used depending on the field or subject. Still, authors must collect and analyse raw data andperformanoriginalreport. The study and interpretation of this data will be the foundation of the research paper. A review article, also knownasareviewpaper,isapieceofwritingfocusedon previouslypublishedpapers. It does not include any new studies. In general, review paperssummarisetheexistingliteratureonasubjectto clarifythecurrentstateofknowledgeonthesubject.

4. Introduction Theterms"reviewpaper"and"researchpaper"are not interchangeable.Bothhavesimilarcharacteristicsandmay evenberelated,butsomevariationsexist. ForExample,theresearchpaper isanacademicwriting stylein whichthestudentmustrespondtoanimportant, systematic,andtheoreticallevelofquestioning. Similarly,areviewpaperallowsstudentsto interpretwhat theyhave learned about the subject matter to demonstrateathoroughunderstandingbywriting. For Example, i tcanbe upto5,000wordslongandcome in various formats.

5. Researchpaper Regardlessofthetopic,aresearchpaperhasabasic structure:thetitlepage,tableofcontents, introduction/background information, literature review, methodology,findings,discussion,and conclusions/recommendations.Individuallytheseparts havetheirownsetofwritingguidelines. Theframeworkisusuallythesameregardlessoftheissue question under investigation. Thisformofpapertypicallynecessitatesasignificant amountoftimeforstudyandwriting. contd...

6. Thereareseveraldifferentstudyforms,eachwithitsowncharacteristicsbasedondatacollection methods,suchasinterviews,observations,questionnaires,surveys,andexperiments. Dependentonthevolumeandcomplicationoftheproblemquestion,theanalysismaytakeanythingfrom adaytoyears,dependingonthehypothesisandintentofthestudy. Reviewpaper Ontheotherhand,a reviewpaperis used to assess students' awareness after they have learned a few topics.ForExample,followingthecompletionofaspecifictheme,studentsmaybeaskedtocomposean essay,takeatest,orcompleteataskrelatedtothattheme. Inaddition,studentsareexpectedtowritereviewpaperstoshowthattheyhaveacquiredthenecessary knowledgeandskillsinaparticulartopic. contd...

7. Areviewpapermaybewritten in acriticalessayonacurrentorcommontopic. Thestudentorresearchscholarmustprovidetheirpointofviewonthesubjectwhilestillshowingan accurateandconciseunderstandingofthetopicwhenitisstructuredinthisway. Thearticleshouldhavesomeconvincingpointsandproofordatatobackthemup. Generally,areviewpaperiswrittentodemonstratethatastudenthasstudiedorgainedknowledgeofa specifictopic. Thereviewpaperisusuallyhanded inattheendofthesemesterandaccountsforasignificantportionof thefinalexam. Thelengthofareviewpaperisgenerallybetween3,000and5,000words

8. Generalchecklistforanintegrativereview • Doesyour introductionincludethemotivationfor the reviewandexplainitscontributionto theresearchfield? • Willyourreviewstimulateandguidefutureworkorprovideanewwayofthinking? • Areyourpropositionsjustifiedbytheoryandpastempiricalfindings? • Areyourpropositionsjustifiedbytheoryandpastempiricalfindings? • HaveyousummarisedandsynthesisedexistingInformationthroughoutthetext? • Doesthe'addedvalue'permeatethewholetext(notjusttheconclusions)? • Isthelevelofdetailappropriate,andisthenumberofexamplesjustified? • isyourreviewunderstandableandpotentiallyhelpfultopeopleoutsidetheimmediate subjectarea?

9. TheKeyfeaturesofaResearchpaper Thistypeofscholarlywritingentailsdelving intoasubjectconcepttoaddressaspecific theoreticalquestion. Astandardtextis5,000wordslong,althoughitisoftenlonger.Thestudentisexpectedto interpretandthoroughlyanalyseknowledgeonagivensubject. Itcanbeassignedatanytime,butmostinstructorsassignitatthestartofthesemestertogive studentsampletimetocollectInformationanddrafttheirpapers. Thistypeofpaperoftenincludesthecompilationofprimarydataanditssubsequentanalysis.

11. TheKeyFeaturesofaReviewPaper Astudentwritesthispapertoillustratetheirunderstandingofaspecifictopic.Thejobis generallybetween3,000and5,000wordslong. Achosentopicshouldbethoroughlyinvestigated,andthewritershouldexpresstheirviewpoint onthesubjectathand. Thisassignmentistypicallyassignedattheendofthesemesteranddirectlyimpactsthefinal grade.Scholarlyjournals,academicworks,labpapers,andtextbooksshouldbe usedas referencesforthereviewpaper.

12. Options for Addedvalue Comments MainExample(output) • Stateofknowledge • Capsinliterature • Weaknessesofmethodologiesused Empirical insights Asynthesisofwhatisalreadyknown(and maybewhatisnot) • Overview of dominant methodologies • usedProsandconsofproceduresused • Opportunitiesfornewmethods Ananalysisofmethodsused,andtheir advantagesanddisadvantages Methodologies • Overviewofmaintheoriesused • Strengthsandweaknesses • Impactofapproachesusedonresults • Potentialforothertheories Aninvestigationofdifferenttheoriesusedand their importance. This might cover the implicationsfortheresults Theories

13. Options for Addedvalue Comments MainExample(output) This can relate to reviews with an empirical, methodological,andtheoreticalfocus—to explore omissions and limitations in approachesandsuggestways forward Capsinliterature and a research agenda • MaingapsintheliteratureAvenuesforfuture research • Overview of knowledge available for real-world applicationsDesign GuidanceExamples of real- world cases that are (not) underpinned by results fromtheliteratureComparisonbetweencasesor countries A discussion or synthesis of how helpful the literature is for real-world applications (policy, planning, etc.) —perhaps with the use of case studies Relevancefor real-world applications Provides explicit structure on how dependent andindependentvariablesarerelated.Canbe presented preceding or following the review partofapaper • Thescheme,figurepresentingtheconceptual modelOverviewof whichpartsare(not)well- founded/underpinnedby literature Conceptual model

14. TheDifferencesbetweentheseresearchandreviewpapers Despitethis, therearecertainsimilaritiesbetweenthetwoassignments.First,studentsshouldchoose asubjectthatpickstheirinterest in eachcase.Theyusethesametools,andthepaperstructurescan bepretty similar. The main distinction between these two types of academic writing is that a research paper can be assignedatanytimeanddoesnotusuallycountagainstastudent'sfinalgrade.Anotherconsideration forwritingteachersisthataresearchpaperoftenincludesahypothesis,whileareviewpapertypically supportsathesisassertion. Furthermore, a research paper typically includes a lengthy list of references. On the other hand, the reviewpaperassignmentusuallyisshorteranddoesnothaveaconclusion.Anothercriticaldistinction between a research paper and a review paper is that a research paper encourages students to participate in problem-solving activities. In contrast, a review paper assesses the student's expertise ratherthannecessarilysolvingtheproblem

15. Researchpaper Reviewpaper I tisusuallygivenatthebeginningofthesemesterterm I tisaimedatsolvingaparticularproblemoranswera hypothesis I tusuallycontainsahypothesis I tdoesnotgenerallycounttowardthe finalgrade Itcantakemonthsandevenyearstocomplete I tcannotbeinthe formofareviewpaper I tcannotbeexpressedinlessthantenpages Itisgenerallyshownatthemiddleortowardstheendoftheterm Itisaimedatcheckingstudents'knowledge aftersomethemesstudied I tusuallysupportsathesisstatement I tsignificantlyinfluencesthe finalgrade Ithasalimitedtime frame Itcanbeinthe formofaresearchpaper Itcanbedescribedevenonasinglepage

16. Conclusion Thereviewandtheresearchpaperaretypesofwriting in which the first is based on the second. Both are essentialpartsofliteratureandwritingsincetheygive readersabetterunderstandingofthetopic. Reviews and research papers can be obtained from a varietyofoutlets.Botharedifferentintermsofduration andmaterial. These papers must adhere to a set of guidelines. Anyone wishing to join the world of writing must possessstrongreadingandanalyticalabilities,which willaidinwritingthereviewandresearcharticle.

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