Original research
Original research articles are the most common type of journal article. They're detailed studies reporting new work and are classified as primary literature. You may find them referred to as original articles, research articles, research, or even just articles, depending on the journal.
Detailed study reporting original research and are classified as primary literature. They include hypothesis, background study, methods, results, interpretation of findings, and a discussion of possible implications. Original research articles are long, with the word limit ranging from 3000 to 6000, 1) 2) and can even go up to 12000 words for some journals 3). These require a significant investment of time.
An article is considered original research if…
it is the report of a study written by the researchers who actually did the study.
the researchers describe their hypothesis or research question and the purpose of the study.
the researchers detail their research methods.
the results of the research are reported.
the researchers interpret their results and discuss possible implications.