Papers usually emphasize solving a specific problem or answering a research question. The paper needs scientific research or empirical analysis, and draws conclusions based on rigorous research design, data statistics and logical reasoning. Specifically, the paper includes the introduction (introducing research questions and research background) and methods (research design, data collection and analysis, etc.). ), results (research conclusions) and discussion (scientific significance and accuracy of conclusions). Papers usually need to follow certain academic norms and formats, including references, abstracts, keywords and so on.
However, the review articles focus more on the summary and analysis of existing documents and opinions in order to summarize the literature progress related to a specific topic. The review involves the integration, analysis and summary of a large number of documents and theories, aiming at revealing the main trends and research hotspots in the current research field. Generally speaking, the review article mainly consists of three parts: overview (important research direction and hot issues in this field), literature review (summary and analysis of major literature in this field) and summary (summary of research progress and prospect of future work).
Generally speaking, papers and summaries need to conform to academic norms and formats, and need to show clear ideas and rigorous logic. But the difference between the two lies mainly in the purpose and content, so the writing skills and methods are not the same.