Scholarly Journal Articles: Structure and Function
- Scholarly Publications
- Forms of Literature
- Peer-review
- Structure of a research article
- Sample Articles
- Title and Abstract
- Authors and Funding
- Introduction and Methods
- Results and Discussion
In this guide , you will learn about...
- the characteristics of scholarly journals , and how they differ from those of popular magazines and trade publications
- primary, secondary, and tertiary literature
- the peer-review process
- the basic structure of the typical scholarly research article based on the IMRaD format
- using sample articles from PubMed, this guide will examine each component in detail, complete with in-text questions to help you retain what you learn
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