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The main body of a research report/dissertation/thesis in the article style
format should contain the following chapters:

(a) General Introduction
The General Introduction gives an overview of the research by
outlining the objectives, novelty as well as the research questions
addressed. This chapter should also explain the correlation among
the articles/chapters.

(b) Literature Review
The Literature Review provides extensive background information on
past studies and current knowledge pertaining to the research topic.

(c) Article 1, Article 2, Article 3 or more
Each article should address a specific research objective or a related
topic of the study. Each article forms a separate chapter and must be
written in a cohesive manner with a logical and coordinated
progression from one article/chapter to the other. The article/chapter
should consist of its own sections on Introduction, brief Literature
Review, Methodology, Results, Discussion and Conclusion.

(d) Conclusion and Recommendation
The Conclusion chapter summarizes the findings in all articles and
suggests the future direction for research.

The format specifications of the research report/dissertation/thesis must
conform to the general research report/dissertation/thesis requirements as
outlined in the following chapters.

The general structure that follows article style format should include the
following:

Preface

§ Title Page
§ Original Literary Work Declaration Form
§ Abstract
§ Abstrak
§ Acknowledgements / Dedication
§ Table of Contents
§ List of Figures
§ List of Tables

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