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Writing Your Journal Article in 12 Weeks Writing Club

A guide for students participating in the CSU writing club using the text Writing Your Journal Article in 12 Weeks by Wendy Laura Belcher.

Week 6: Strengthening Your Structure

  1. What article structure is common for articles in your discipline?
  2. What may need to be restructured in your draft to match the appropriate article structure?
  3. How is your main topic present throughout each section of your draft?

If you're using the 2nd edition of the text, this topic can be found in the chapter for Week 9.

  • Find and outline a model article.
  • Outline your own article.
  • Restructure your draft to match the outline.

Common Social Sciences Article Structure

  1. Abstract
  2. Introduction
  3. Literature Review
  4. Methodology
  5. Results
  6. Discussion
  7. Conclusion
  8. Works Cited

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