While research is necessary in all phases of writing, business papers tend to connect with the trends of an ever-growing society. Research plays a definite role in ascertaining information. Writing on business trends, one can find all types of resources in newspapers, publications and textbooks as well as the Internet. The subject matter normally relates to marketing trends, electronic innovations, governmental issues, speeches and inventions as well as science issues.
Scholarly papers are papers that require a different kind of research. The researcher must look carefully at the works of others, and use those works to complete the paper. In using the works of other writers as references, the writer must document the works by using footnotes, end notes or a bibliography. Also, scholarly papers can be confined to more specialized issues such as theology, marine biology, or ancient history. Academicians, theologians, scientists and anthropologists, to name a few, write scholarly papers.
Both scholarly and business papers should be free of errors and should follow the standard format given by the university or the publication that one is writing for. Not following the guidelines of a paper could result in a poorly-prepared paper. Scholarly papers are read by university professors and other scholars and are often submitted for publication in professional journals. A sample of a scholarly paper can be found in your local library. Ask the librarian to direct you to the journals for a scholarly article.
Consider the audience in writing both the business and scholarly paper, which means knowing who will be reading the paper and why. Find the most current information available, and stick to the subject matter.