Reading Journal Articles

Description

Begin your biology assignment with these short library tutorials to help you explore, search, evaluate and read journal articles.

This short tutorial will focus on how to effectively read journal articles and integrate citations into your lab report. 

By the end of the tutorial, you will address the following questions: 

  • What are the different sections within a journal article? 
  • What type of notes should I take when reading a journal article? 
  • How do I read strategically so that I target the most crucial pieces of information needed for my lab report?

Take Other Tutorials 

Other tutorials in the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) First Year Biological Sciences Library Tutorial Series include: 

Get ahead on library research with these tutorials to help you find primary sources needed for your assignment. 

This tutorial is developed by Sarah Guay, Sarah Shujah and Jasmine Wemigwans.  

Reading Journal Articles © 2024 by Sarah Guay, Sarah Shujah and Jasmine Wemigwans is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 

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