How to write a good academic research paper?

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Generally, academic research paper focuses on two things: theory building or theory testing.
The following are topics covered by all good research.
1. The issue or problem to be studies.
2. the rationale for the research.
3. the research objectives & questions.
4. the literature survey.
5. model construction & hypothesis generation.
6. the research design.
7. measurement issues & techniques.
8. data-gathering methods.
9. data analysis techniques.
10. findings & conclusions.
11. implications for further/future research.
12. implications for practice.