Which of the following is the correct ordering of the sections of an empirical journal article?
A)Introduction, Results, Discussion, Method, References
B)Introduction, Discussion, Method, Results, Abstract
C)Abstract, References, Introduction, Results, Discussion
D)Abstract, Method, Results, Discussion, References

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The correct ordering of the sections of an empirical journal article is Abstract, Method, Results, Discussion, References. The abstract provides a brief overview of the study, the method section explains how the study was conducted, the results section presents the findings of the study, the discussion section interprets the results and relates them to existing research, and the references section lists all the sources cited in the article.

Which of the Following Is the Correct Ordering of the Sections