Peer reviewed journals are the most used sources. These articles are analyzed by other people in the fieild for accuracy and significance to the field.
You can find these journals in our databases. If you use the library Discovery search, you can select peer reviewed journals by checking the box as noted below.
Also, in a general search, peer reviewed items are labeled as noted below
Academic Journal Articles aren't just about information, but contributing to the field. It helps to think of them as a conversation. They tend to be longer than magazine articles and include several parts:
1. Introduction that establishes a problem
2. Literature Review--a summary of the research in this area previously for background
3. Methodology-what the researchers will study and how--It will include important information on sample sizes and how the study was conducted
4. Study findings--what the research showed--lots of charts and stats about results but without much commentary
5. Discussion--what the findings actually mean
6. Conclusion--how this study fits in with previous studies and ideas for continued study.
A Critical Appraisal of Current Microbiological Hot Topics
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