This part of a research article should be specific and indicate the problem the research project addresses using keywords that will be helpful in literature reviews in the future.

This part is used by readers to quickly review the overall content of the paper. It should provide a complete synopsis of the research paper and should introduce the topic and the specific research question, provide a statement regarding methodology and should provide a general statement about the results and the findings.

This part gives the broad overall topic and providing basic background information. It then narrows down to the specific research question relating to this topic. It provides the purpose and focus for the rest of the paper and sets up the justification for the research.