Which of the following should be avoided in the formulation of the research title?
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Your title is your first opportunity to draw in readers, so you must ensure that it makes an impact. Compared to the work you put in to the full paper, the title may feel like an afterthought, but creating a good title is
essential to maximizing the reach of your article. Your final title should do several things to draw readers into your article. Consider these basics of title creation to come up with a few ideas: A good
research article title offers a brief explanation of the article before you delve into specifics. Before you get to a final title, you can start with a working title that gives you a main idea of what to focus on throughout your piece. Then you can come back to revise the title when you finish the article. As you write your research article, it can be useful to make a list of the questions that your article answers. For a broad topic, your article may
answer 20 questions. If your subject is very narrow, you might come up with two or three questions. You can then use these questions to inform your research title. Your article subject or hypothesis may also give you an idea for the final title, but so can your conclusion. As you write your research article from beginning to end, you draw several conclusions before answering your main idea or hypothesis. There's nothing wrong with using your conclusion as a title because your readers want
to know how you derived the solution. A good research article title may actually be a spoiler, but that's a good thing. Once you have a draft title, you’ll need to take care of a few details to keep it interesting. Take out any unnecessary words (such as ‘A Study of’, or ‘An Investigation of’) which don’t contribute any real meaning or value to your title. Avoid words or phrases that don't help your readers understand the context of your work, and ensure that
your title gets to the real point of your article. Your title needs to grab readers’ interest, so don't fear putting a little style into your article title. You can still avoid a boring title while getting to the point. Don't make your title too short. The words "South American Politics" are clearly much too broad and don’t say what your research article entails. Rather, expand a bit to include more detail. Examine the title "South American Politics and Venezuelan Oil Clash with
Brazil's Rain Forest Conservation Efforts”. The second title has more substance, keywords and enough meat to build interest. Ask yourself a few questions that get to the heart of your article. What is the purpose of the research? What's the narrative tone of the article? What methods do you use to write the article? The purpose of your article provides the perfect lead-in to your conclusion. Meanwhile, your narrative tone depends on the point you make, such as
delivering results of a paradigm-shifting study, breaking news of some major story or making a startling conclusion that no one expected. A good article title represents the first impression people see of your work, so make sure you give your research the title it deserves! How do you determine the title of your research article? Share your thoughts in the comments below. Image Credit: Niklebedev/Shutterstock
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Which of the following should always be capitalized in a research title?All words in the title are to be capitalized EXCEPT definite and indefinite articles (“the” and “a”/“an”), prepositions of all kind and coordinating conjunctions (“but”, “and”, “or”, “for”, “nor”). The first and last words of the title are always capitalized.
Which of the following is not used in a research title *?A good research title does not contain abbreviations and numerical values.
How is the title of a research problem formulated?Ensure that the title clearly indicates what your research is about. Keep it brief, informative, and attractive. Include relevant descriptive keywords that readers are most likely to search for. Avoid using jargon as it might make the title too complicated and difficult to understand.
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