Q: What is the importance of keywords in a research paper?
What is the importance of keywords in a research paper?
Keywords are important to make your paper discoverable to other researchers because they are used to index your paper in major databases like Web of Science and Scopus and then display your article to researchers who are searching for relevant topics. Without keywords, your paper is not searchable, discoverable, or visible and so won't be cited either. Keywords help other researchers quickly determine what field and topic your paper is covering so that they can decide to view, download, and cite it.
That's why it is important to include the most relevant keywords that will help other authors find your paper.
Answer: If I have a full research paper in English, with only an Arabic abstract, should I put the keywords in both languages English and Arabic?
