IMRaD Research Paper template
Best for: Empirical research in the sciences, health, and social sciences
Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion. Use the section-by-section structure below as your scaffold — then open it in Folio to start writing, with citations and formatting handled as you go.
Structure
Abstract
A 150–250 word summary: aim, methods, key results, and conclusion. Write it last.
Introduction
Establish the problem, review relevant work, and state your aim or hypothesis — moving from broad context to your specific question.
Methods
Describe participants/materials, design, and procedure in enough detail to be reproducible. Past tense, no interpretation.
Results
Report findings with the relevant statistics, tables, or figures — state what you found, not what it means.
Discussion
Interpret the results against your hypothesis and the literature, acknowledge limitations, and note implications and next steps.
References
List every source you cited. In Folio, type [[ to insert a citation and the reference list builds itself.
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