ENGL 128 Research Writing: Science, Engineering and Business

Anatomy of a Journal Article

Identifying elements of a journal article

The image below shows the various sections you should expect to see in a journal article

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this image shows an open journal with the parts of an article labelled, such as the title, author, reference section and so forth

Image source: "Scientific writing" by Razif Shahril is licensed under CC BY 4.0

Video Tutorial on How to Read and Comprehend Scientific Research Articles

Source: "How to Read and Comprehend Scientific Research Articles " by U. of Minnesota Libraries is licensed under a Standard YouTube License.

If you Don't Understand Terminology...

Scholarship uses specialized vocabulary. If you don't know what a term means, look it up: