• Academic paper (also called scholarly paper), which is published in academic journals and contains original research results or reviews existing results
• Term paper
  Term paper
  A term paper is a research paper written by students over an academic term, accounting for a large part of a grade. Term papers are generally intended to describe an event, a concept, or argue a point. A term paper is a written original work discussing a topic in detail, usually several typed pages...
  
  , written by high school or college students
• Thesis or dissertation, a document submitted in support of a candidature for a degree or professional qualification, presenting the author's research and findings

See also

• Academic publishing
  Academic publishing
  Academic publishing describes the subfield of publishing which distributes academic research and scholarship. Most academic work is published in journal article, book or thesis form. The part of academic written output that is not formally published but merely printed up or posted is often called...
  
  , the subfield of publishing which distributes academic research and scholarship
• Scientific writing
  Scientific writing
  -History:Scientific writing in English started in the 14th century.The Royal Society established good practice for scientific writing. Founder member Thomas Sprat wrote on the importance of plain and accurate description rather than rhetorical flourishes in his History of the Royal Society of London...
  
  , which reports original, empirical and theoretical work within a scientific field