ABSTRACT
This chapter describes the structure of a typical research report. Elements of a standard research report are title, abstract, introduction, literature review, method, results, and discussion. Title wording and other items to be placed on the title page are likely to vary based on the style guide used by journals or instructions from a professor or review committee. Abstract is a summary designed to give readers a brief overview of all parts of the report. Abstracts for journal submissions typically have word limits between 100 and 300 words. The abstract is followed by an Introduction. In short reports such as journal articles and term projects, the introduction contains the Literature Review. Results present the data with commentary that explains what the data says. The References conclude a research report by citing all sources used in the report.
