How to summarize a Research Paper

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How to Summarize a Research Paper 
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• If you were assigned to summarize a research
  paper, you need to know techniques on how to
  provide a good summary.
• First of all, you need to remember that a
  research paper is constructed by several
  different parts.
• The best option here is to use these parts as
  sections for your summary.
• Read the paper and try to understand the main
  idea and identify the parts.
• Then we can proceed to writing the summary.

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• If you are writing the summary as a part of your
  report, it is better to start writing after the
  report is complete.
• Perhaps there will be some information added
  later so you wont have to add it to the summary
  as well.
• Start by reviewing report or research paper and
  retrieve all main ideas.
• As soon as you found them, be sure to limit them
  as much as you can.

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Use the following guidelines

• THE LENGTH OF THE SUMMARY IS ONE OF THE KEYS TO
  SUCCESS

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Be sure not to include your personal opinion
about any aspect of the research paper. You have
to provide objective data and not your own
position. Also do not mention any unrelated
studies or remarks. You have to be concise and
get strictly to your point. Do not exceed length
limits as well. They will most likely to be
provided by your tutor or handbook.
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Summary for research papers are often included
along with the paper so keep it short because the
readers might lose motivation to read the entire
content. Also, it is a good idea to avoid terms
that need to be explained because this way you
can add more length to the summary.  
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