How to write a paper proposal

1. Subject of the Paper
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Write an appealing title signifying your topic broadly.
2. Abstract
The abstract should be around 300 words. It should state your major, what you plan to accomplish from your research paper and reasons explaining the benefits of the project. It should contain your research query, the interpretation behind your study and the methodology used.
3.

Introduction
Your introduction should contain the purpose of your research paper. It should state the main points and the necessary background of your thesis. It should also depict your knowledge and the importance of the chosen subject. Your introduction should state the approach to be used for conducting the research work and highlight the key issues, research points and the limitations of your study.
4. Literature Review/Resource Review
This section should state all the sources to be used in the research.

This section will also give due credit to those who have been a part of and developed the groundwork for your research. It also demonstrates your ability to critically integrate and assess the literature on your topic to cite significant historical perspectives.
5. Research Questions
You can frame a research question or a series of questions which informs your reviewer about what you intend to study. These questions will also help in determining the structure of your research paper. You can also write (recommended) about the theory, terms, anecdotal evidences, contrasting viewpoints and classification of information which are going to be included in your paper.
6. Methodology
Explain your methodology and the ways of implementation. Identify the key and derived sources (provide a tentative list of references) available for implementation of methodology. In this section, you can also discuss your intended target audience, usage of graphs and charts to explain your text, your documentation style (APA, MLA etc.), and how the key and derived sources (including internet) will be beneficial to your research paper.
7. Results
If you have completed the groundwork on your paper proposal appropriately, you would also have some idea about the results. You can visualize the results and point out the probable impact in the form of benefits and boundaries of your research.