4 Step approach to writing the Introduction section of a research paper

For others to cite your article, you have to read it first. The introduction is what ensures that they
begin to read it and continue to read it to guide them to the other parts of the document.

In short, the introduction answers the question why this topic is chosen for research; because it is
important; why did you adopt a particular method or approach, etc. It is also considered as the
section that indicates the knowledge gap that the rest of the document will fill, or the section in
which it defines and claims its territory within the broad area of research.

The introduction also provides basic information for setting the context, describing the research
problem that was considered or the research question that was asked and reviewing any other
solutions or approaches that have been tried in the past.

The last part of the introduction specifies the objectives of the experiment, in which the final part
includes specific details that will be answered much later

With that, let's now understand how to write the Introduction section step by step:

1. Provide background information and set the context.

Here readers are prepared to obtain more detailed and specific information provided below. The
first couple of sentences are typically broad.

The statement that goes inside the introduction shouldn't be that wide, once the first sentence
has entered the wide field, the next sentence can point to the specific area within it.

2. Present the specific topic of your research and explain why it is important.

The authors advance towards presenting the specific topic of their research. Now, in the next part,
you can bring up some statistics to show the importance of the topic or the severity of the
problem.

By emphasizing the importance of the research topic, the possible benefits of solving the problem
or finding an answer to the question in which the positive is emphasized are highlighted (Possible
savings, greater production, longer-lasting devices, etc.)

3. Mention previous attempts to solve the research problem or to answer the research question

A good review of the literature is out of place in the introduction section of a research paper; Still,
it is appropriate to indicate any previous relevant research and clarify how your research differs
from those attempts. The differences can be simple: Possibility of repeating the same set of
experiments but with different organisms, or that the study with a larger and more diverse
sample, or a geographical space, has prepared (Analytical instruments).

4. Conclusion of the introduction mentioning the specific objectives of the project.

The preceding paragraphs should logically lead to study objectives, keeping in mind that this part
provides specific details. At the same time, too many details have to be avoided because they
belong to the materials and methods part of the document.

There are different ways to build the objectives: Using questions, using more common
constructions (Hypotheses and infinitives), each of which is illustrated below with a fictitious text

Compared to two other sections of a research paper (Methods and Results), the introduction and
discussion are more complex to write, so this document should make the task easier.

A final tip: although the Introduction is the first section of the main text of your work, you don't
have to write that section first. You can write it, or at least proofread it, after you've written the
rest of the document - this will make the Introduction not only easier to write but also more
compelling.