Reserve the introduction for

• A very brief background necessary for understanding the next three paragraphs
• Summarizing your research question and findings
• Explain how your contribution relates to the existing literature
• Outline the remainder of the paper.

These are four paragraphs.

All of your literature review should go into a separate section, after the introduction.

Reserve the introduction for

• A very brief background necessary for understanding the next three points
• Summarizing your research question and findings
• Explain how your contribution relates to the existing literature
• Outline the remainder of the paper.

These are four to six paragraphs.

All of your literature review should go into a separate section, after the introduction.

Reserve the introduction for

• A very brief background necessary for understand the next three paragraphs
• Summarizing your research question and findings
• Explain how your contribution relates to the existing literature
• Outline the remainder of the paper.

These are four paragraphs.

All of your literature review should go into a separate section, after the introduction.

Reserve the introduction for

• A very brief background necessary for understanding the next three paragraphs
• Summarizing your research question and findings
• Explain how your contribution relates to the existing literature
• Outline the remainder of the paper.

These are four paragraphs.

All of your literature review should go into a separate section, after the introduction.