Answer:STEP 1
Ask yourself these questions and make note of the answers:
What is my paper about?
Example:
My paper studies whether X therapy improves the cognitive function of patients suffering from dementia.
What techniques/ designs were used?
Example:
It was a randomized trial.
Who/what is studied?
Example:
I studied 40 cases from six cities in Japan.
What were the results?
Example:
There was an improvement in the cognitive function of patients.
STEP 2
Use your answers to list key words.
Example:
STEP 3
Create a sentence that includes the key words you listed.
Example:
This study is a randomized trial that investigates whether X therapy improved cognitive function in 40 dementia patients from 6 cities in Japan; it reports improved cognitive function.
(Current length: 28 words)
STEP 4
Delete all unnecessary/ repetitive words and link the remaining.
This study is a randomized trial that investigates whether X therapy improved cognitive function in 40 dementia patients from 6 cities in Japan; it reports improved cognitive function Randomized trial of X therapy for improving cognitive function in 40 dementia patients from 6 cities in Japan
(Length of revised title: 18 words)
STEP 5
Delete non-essential information and reword the title.
Example:
Randomized trial of X therapy for improving cognitive function in 40 dementia patients from 6 cities in Japan reports improved cognitive function
Randomized trial of X therapy for improving cognitive function in 40 dementia patients - Deleted
(Length of finalized title: 13 words)
OR
Include a subtitle
X therapy improves cognitive function in 40 dementia patients: A randomized trial
(Title length: 12 words)
Following the steps outlined above will help you arrive at an effective title for your research paper.
Explanation:
