- Louisiana State University
- Research Guides
- BIO 1208 & 1209: Resources for Your Research
- 2. Identifying & Reading Scientific Research
BIO 1208 & 1209: Resources for Your Research
Did You Know?
This is a link to Kathryn Everson's flickr page where she has created a graphic on publishing in the sciences. This is a step-by-step graphic on what that publishing process really looks like, the rigors of peer-review, and why good research is a science in itself!
Primary versus Secondary Articles
| Primary Source Articles (Original/Empirical Research) | Secondary Source Articles (Review Articles) |
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Reports of original research Have...
Look for... "we tested" "in our study, we measured..." |
Critical evaluations of material already published. They...
No physical (lab) research done fffff ffff
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Reading Empirical (Primary) Research
- How to Read a Scientific Paper from the ASPB BlogThis blog post from the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) has suggestions on how to read a scientific paper as well as a case study on reading a plant physiology article.