A Critical Study of Topic Selection and Title Drafting in Arabic Articles of Research Journals

زبان و ادبیات عربی

Article 6, Volume 1, Issue 2, June 2010   

Document Type: research article

DOI: 10.22067/jall.v1i2.8939

Author

Dr. Sadegh dehghan^*

Abstract

Some of the criteria for the evaluation and vetting of Research Articles, are the significance of the study, the need for researching the specified topic, and preparing an appropriate title.
Academic scholars and research authorities have research useful finding to improve research methods and have set certain standards for selecting topic and preparing appropriate titles for scholarly studies. These standards include topic specificity, topic significance, lack of redundancy in topics, and topic transparency. Respecting these standards takes a lot of experience and care.
An investigation of the above standards in over 80 research article in authoritative Arabic language and literature journals reveals that, except for a small number, the bulk of the published articles suffer from such short-comings as having too broad topics, Cliché topics, too long or obscure titles, which reveals lack of care or obscure titles which reveals lack of care or even lack of sufficient awareness about the bases and principles of research methodology.

Key words: research article, topic selection, title drafting, Arabic literature