What does a Scholarly Article Look Like?
Title: a clear and succinct expression of the article's topic
Authors: all of the authors should be listed, with their institutions
Abstract: summary of the article
Introduction:
background
information and a description of the author’s purpose
Materials & Methods:
how
the study was performed with enough detail so that other scientists could
repeat the study
Results: includes
new observations, data and findings
Discussion and/or Conclusion:
what the findings mean and their implications; potential criticisms; avenues of future research
References: a listof all the works used or referred to in the paper
