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Anatomy of a Scholarly Journal Article

Check the Anatomy of a Scholarly Article to find out what a scholarly article generally looks like. Please note that this is only one example of the format of a scholarly article. Scholarly articles can also contain headings such as methodology, discussion of results etc.

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Reading A Scholarly Journal Article

Reading a scholarly journal article
Anatomy of a Scholarly Journal Article
This guide highlights the various sections of a scholarly journal article and explains their purpose.

Steps in the Research Process

Identifying your research topic/question, i.e., what is your information need?
What are the main concepts of your research topic, and what are their keywords and their synonyms?
Where do you find this information?
How do you know this is the “right” information i.e., how do you evaluate the information?
How do you properly document and cite that information?

Research Process Worksheets

Refining Your Research Topic Worksheet
Use this worksheet for guidance on turning a broad research topic into a focused research question/thesis.
Generating Keywords Worksheet
Use this worksheet to generate keywords and key concepts for your research topic, and to generate synonyms for these elements. This process will make your searching more effective.
Type of Information Needed
Use this chart to identify various types of information and the sources in which you'll find the information
Types of Informatoin Sources
Use this chart to see where you can find various types of Information sources.

- How do you know this is the “right” information, i.e., how do you evaluate the information? Refer to the "Evaluating Sources" page within this guide.

WR1010 - Elements of Writing - El Hamzaoui

Anatomy of a Scholarly Journal Article

Reading A Scholarly Journal Article

Steps in the Research Process

Identifying your research topic/question, i.e., what is your information need?

What are the main concepts of your research topic, and what are their keywords and their synonyms?

Where do you find this information?

How do you know this is the “right” information i.e., how do you evaluate the information?

How do you properly document and cite that information?

Research Process Worksheets

- How do you properly document and cite that information? Refer to the "APA Citation Resources" page in this guide.