What You Know and What You Do Not Know About Research Journal Articles

by: Annisa Fitriyanti

When we want to conduct a research journal articles, there are several things that
needs to be aware. The first thing is we have to understand the meaning of research journal
articles. There are two phrases in “Research Journal Articles”, first is research and second is
journal articles. Research is systematic investigation which means it is a belief about the way
in which data about phenomenon should be gathered, analyzed and used. Journal articles is a
source of a scientific article which means sources in conducting a research. When a researcher
understands the meaning of research journal article, it is assumed that the researcher already
knows that in conducting a research they need to prove a case or a phenomenon systematically
and experimentally.

The second thing is we have to be aware with our research and language skills. In
research skills, when we as a researcher is seeking for a generalizable finding, we need chain
of reasoning. Chain of reasoning is a multi-layer argument, a sequence of steps and an ability
to analyze certain phenomenon. Each of the links in the chain successively develops a logical
path from the onset of the study to the presentation findings. Chain of reasoning logic also
underlies the research articles.

As stated before, aware of research skills means that we understood that in conducting
a research we have to follow chain of reasoning. The first link in the chain and the basic that
underlies a research is we know what to write. We have some assumptions that needs to be
proved as true and wrong. In order to prove our assumptions, we need to relate back to the
similar previous research. Previous research is needed because it shows how an idea or an
assumption arouse out of the background. In conducting a research, we need to analyze more
than 30 previous studies. Previous research shows finding, it shows a theory and what we
have to do next is to confirm and to disconfirm the theory from previous research. Previous
research is a part of the second links in chain of reasoning, “conduction an introduction”.

In order to conducting an introduction, we need to find out the background of studies,

problem, purpose, significance and previous studies. A background of studies is a background
that underlies your assumptions. The most important aspect is a background must have a
novelty value. Novelty is the quality of being new and unusual. A researcher needs to prepare
a new thing in a research, because the novelty value has to establishing a theory, establishing
needs and occupying needs. In finding a novelty, you should do a literature research to find
out what is known and what is the gap which needs to be clarified. After conducting a
background, the next thing we have to do is to find out the problems. A problem needs to has
an independent variable and a dependent variable. The keyword in your title must be in
research problem. A problem will lead you to designing a proposal and find out the finding.
Next is find out the purpose and the significance. Problem that you found out before will leads
you to the purpose of your research and the purpose of your research will lead you to the
significance of your research. Significances of research is one on important aspects, because
when you think about what to write in your research journal article you have to think what
are significances of your studies to the society, whether your finding has a high statistical
significance level or not.

The third links of chain of reasoning is a methodology,