3.1 Introduction to Journal Articles

Journal articles are scholarly sources that represent original research.

Journal articles can also be called scientific articles, peer-reviewed articles, or scholarly research articles. Together, journal articles in a particular field are often referred to as the literature.

 

Why is this important?

You will need to read and use journal articles throughout your studies

Knowing the ins and outs of journal articles will save you time and effort

 

This chapter will teach the basics of journal articles:

  • Anatomy of a journal article
  • How to read journal articles
  • Sources of information in articles

See the previous chapters, Sources of Information, to learn about types of sources and peer-view.

 

See an example article below:

Sheep recognize familiar and unfamiliar human faces from two-dimensional images

 

Example of a journal article

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