How to Produce a Top Class Academic Paper

Table of Contents
Introduction 2
Structure 3
Plagiarism 5
Referencing 6
Conclusion 7
Works Cited 8

Introduction
The title of this assignment is “How to Produce a Top Class Academic Paper”. This assignment will help the reader gain knowledge on “How to Produce a Top Class Academic Paper” by discussing the important features of an academic paper which includes the structure/layout of the paper, the importance of referencing and also plagiarism. This assignment will first look at the structure/layout of the academic paper by discussing the introduction, the main body and the conclusion, the importance of referencing will then be discussed and finally, Plagiarism will be examined.

Structure
The structure of an academic paper is highly important as the layout helps the reader to follow the order of the paper from beginning to end while understanding the topic being discussed through the use of information given and evidence should be displayed to back up the person point or argument. An academic paper should have an introduction, a main body, a conclusion and finally any works cited.
Introduction
The introduction to an academic paper is the first part of the paper that is seen by the reader; therefore, the most important part as the introduction outlines the purpose of this academic paper. The introduction also displays the topics that will be addressed throughout the academic paper and also the layout of the topics to be discussed. An introduction is usually a short paragraph which quickly defines the topics to be addressed and therefore should be roughly between one-twelfth and one-tenth of the overall length of the paper. (University of Canberra, 2013)
Main Body
After the introduction of an academic paper comes the mai...

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