Writing 116 (McIntire): Types of Articles

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1. What do peer reviewers do?  How are they similar to or different from editors?
2. Who are the primary customers of scholarly journals?
3. Do databases only include peer-reviewed articles?  How do you know?

Original research articles are based on an experiment or study.  The authors will report the purpose of the study, the research methodology, and results. This is a familiar structure for original research articles > IMRAD: introduction, methods, results, and discussion.

A deficit in the ability to form new human memories without sleep

Review articles summarize or synthesize content from earlier published research and are useful for surveying the literature on a specific research area.  Review articles can lead you to original research articles.

The relationships between memory systems and sleep stages

In your table groups, look at one of the articles below and answer the questions.

• Does the article present original research, or a summary of research findings?
• What is the purpose of this article?
• What type of article is this?

1.  Computational analysis of tRNA identity
2. Relationship between red meat allergy and sensitization to gelatin and galactose-a-1, 3-galactose
3. Cis-regulation of the amphioxus engrailed gene: insights into evolution of a muscle-specific enhancer
4. Approaching human-animal relationships from multiple angles: a synthetic perspective
5. The effects of yoga on patients with mild cognitive impairment and dementia: a scoping review
6. The buffering effect of awe on negative affect towards lost posessions