A research paper anchors its strength and credibility to the studies and literature that support it. Without a sound background of the study, usually done in chapter two in most research papers, the entire study’s reliability becomes shaky and its relevance quite unstable. Why? Chapter two of most research papers is called the Background Study or Review of Related Literature. It is important in determining the overall credibility of a research paper because it presents previous researches and literatures that support the main claim of the ongoing study. A background study is usually long. Some research papers even have chapter twos that comprise half of the entire research paper. It basically depends on how extensive researches have previously been done in the field or subject to be investigated. Although, it doesn’t essentially mean that the longer the background study the more quality the research paper gets. It doesn’t follow because it all boils down to getting the appropriate studies to efficiently support the paper. Through the review of related literature, the researcher builds the study’s relevance by citing related study or studies that lead up to the current research. Previous studies serve as a foundation to a research paper, rooting down its worth to prior facts and ideologies. Chapter two also contains a definition of terms section specifically when the paper uses special or technical terms that might not be understood by the general reader. Because chapter two builds the study’s significance, research papers review of literature need to be as comprehensible as possible

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