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Main Body written in a cohesive manner with a logical and coordinated

 Chapter 1: Introduction progression from one article/chapter to the other. The article/chapter
 Chapter 2: Literature Review should consist of its own sections on Introduction, brief Literature
 Chapter 3: Materials and Methods / Methodology Review, Methodology, Results, Discussion and Conclusion.
 Chapter 4: Results
 Chapter 5: Discussion (d) Conclusion and Recommendation
 Chapter 6: Conclusion and Recommendation The Conclusion chapter summarizes the findings in all articles and

 References (A consolidated list of references for all chapters) suggests the future direction for research.
Supplementary
 List of Publications and Papers Presented The format specifications of the research report/dissertation/thesis must
 Appendix conform to the general research report/dissertation/thesis requirements as
outlined in the following chapters
(2) Article Style Format
Apart from the conventional style of writing, a research report, dissertation The general structure that follows the format by published papers should
or thesis can also be presented in the chapters that are in the format of include the following:

journal article. The number of chapters to be included is at the discretion of Preface
the author, depending on the suitability of the chapters in answering the  Title Page
research questions.  Original Literary Work Declaration Form
 Abstract
The article style format should not be confused with the format for thesis  Abstrak
by published papers. Similar to the conventional format, a research  Acknowledgements / Dedication

report/dissertation/thesis in the article style format should be written  Table of Contents
extensively to elucidate the different aspects of the research work in great  List of Figures
detail.  List of Tables
 List of Symbols and Abbreviations
The main body of a research report/dissertation/thesis in the article style  List of Appendices
format should contain the following chapters: Main Body
 Chapter 1: General Introduction

(a) General Introduction  Chapter 2: Literature Review
The General Introduction gives an overview of the research by  Chapter 3: Article 1*
outlining the objectives, novelty as well as the research questions 3.1 Introduction
addressed. This chapter should also explain the correlation among 3.2 Literature Review
the articles/chapters. 3.3 Materials and Methods / Methodology
3.4 Results
(b) Literature Review 3.5 Discussion

The Literature Review provides extensive background information 3.6 Conclusion
on past studies and current knowledge pertaining to the research  Chapter 4: Article 2*
topic. 4.1 Introduction
4.2 Literature Review
(c) Article 1, Article 2, Article 3 or more 4.3 Materials and Methods / Methodology
Each article should address a specific research objective or a related 4.4 Results
topic of the study. Each article forms a separate chapter and must be cont/-

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