Volume : 10, Issue : 12, DEC 2024

THE NATURE OF RHETORICAL MOVES IN CONLUSION SECTIONS OF INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH JOURNAL ARTICLES

DJUWARI DJUWARI, SAVIRA ZANIAR, DALWINDER KAUR

Abstract

The research article conclusions commonly follow generic patterns or they have their rhetorical moves, such as sections on the conclusion, limitations, suggestions or recommendations, and sometimes implications. However, not all research journal publishers suggest of using uniform guidelines for the conclusion sections. Therefore, it may lead to variations in structure even among articles published by the same journal. This research examines the rhetorical moves used in research articles claimed to be international journal publications. It analyzes 30 articles—15 from biology and 15 from economics—selected purposively based on the assumption that they underwent rigorous peer review and were claimed to be suitable for international publication. The analysis focuses on common rhetorical moves such as concluding, acknowledging limitations, and providing suggestions or recommendations. The findings reveal that articles from these two disciplines exhibit diverse moves in their conclusion sections. This study offers insights for journal publishers, editors, reviewers, and authors to promote consistency in the structure of conclusion sections within the same journal.

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APPLIED LINGUISTICS, MOVES, DISCOURSE COMMUNITY, RESEARCH ARTICLES (RAS).

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