This document provides guidance on how to read a journal article. It explains that journal articles typically have a common structure, including an abstract, literature review, methodology, results, and conclusion section. The abstract provides a summary of the entire article. The literature review discusses past studies on the topic. The methodology section describes how the research was conducted and analyzed. The results section presents the findings of the analysis. Finally, the conclusion section summarizes the main findings and their importance. Help is available from the library or by emailing the contact provided.

1. How to read a journal article

2. Know the structure
Identify the parts
How to read quickly
Where to get help
Objectives

3. Common structure to
articles in sciences &
social sciences
arts & humanities
work differently

4. Abstract
paragraph that appears
before the article
provides a summary of
the entire article

5. Literature Review
beginning of the article
provides information about
past studies that have been
done on this topic

6. follows the literature review
has different titles eg
experimental procedure
information on how the
analysis was done
Methodology

7. Results
follows the methods
could be called results
or findings
gives information
about findings when
data was analyzed

8. Conclusion
conclusion or discussion follows
results section
summarizes main findings and why
they are important

9. Text credits
Adapted from:
How to Read a Journal Article: Pine
Forge Press
http://www.pineforge.com/ballantine
2study/read.htm last accessed March
2011
To get help
The Moston Library @
The Manchester College
Or email me
lwallace@themanchestercollege.ac
.uk

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