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The article used in this tutorial is:Myrick, J.G. (2015) Emotion regulation, procrastination and watching cat videos online: who watches Internet cats and to what effect? Computers in Human Behavior 52(2015), 168-176. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.06.001
Explore a scholarly research article
Reading a scholarly research article is (very) different from reading a news story, book, or other familiar texts.
Recognizing the different parts will make it easier to navigate and save you time.
You will also learn tips about how each section can help you with your research.
About this tutorial
Select a page to begin
Explore a scholarly research article
Reading a scholarly research article is (very) different from reading a news story, book, or other familiar texts.
Recognizing the different parts will make it easier to read and save you time.
You will also learn tips about how each section can help you with your research.
This tutorial was developed by University of Minnesota Instructional Design.
For disability accommodations or to receive this information in an alternate format, contact us at libid@umn.edu.
Content in this tutorial is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0)
The article used in this tutorial is: Myrick, J.G. (2015) Emotion regulation, procrastination and watching cat videos online: who watches Internet cats and to what effect? Computers in Human Behavior 52(2015), 168-176. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.06.001
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About this tutorial
This tutorial was developed by University of Minnesota Instructional Design.
For disability accommodations or to receive this information in an alternate format, contact us at libid@umn.edu. Content in this tutorial is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0).
The article used in this tutorial is:Myrick, J.G. (2015) Emotion regulation, procrastination and watching cat videos online: who watches Internet cats and to what effect? Computers in Human Behavior 52(2015), 168-176. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.06.001
On the first page of an article you will usually find the journal title, publication date, volume/issue number, and page numbers.
You can use the publication date to find out how current the research is.
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Title
The first page of a research article contains important information to help you in your research.
The authors' names will be listed along with their credentials and institutional affiliations.
Use the authors' credentials and institutional affiliations to establish authority. The authors should be trusted to write in their discipline.
The title of a scholarly research article is usually a brief summary of its contents. It often contains technical terms related to the research.
Use the title of an article to give you a good idea if the article is relevant to your research.
Introduction
Keywords
In the introduction, the authors present the thesis of their argument and the goal or motivation of their research question.
Use the introduction to determine if an article is relevant to your research. You can also find similar articles on your topic listed here.
First page of a scholarly article
Publication information
Abstract
Authors
Authors usually provide keywords to make their articles more searchable in databases. A quick scan of the keywords will help you determine if an article works well with your research question.
You can also use these keywords to search for related articles.
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The abstract is a brief summary of the contents of an article. It contains a description of the research problem; an outline of the study, experiment or argument; and a summary of the conclusions or findings.
Read the abstract to find out if an article meets the needs for your research.
On the first page of an article you will usually find the journal title, publication date, volume/issue number, and page numbers.
You can use the publication date to find out how current the research is.
Select a highlighted area to learn more, or use the links below.
The authors' names will be listed along with their credentials and institutional affiliations.
Use the authors' credentials and institutional affiliations to establish authority. The authors should be trusted to write in their discipline.
The abstract is a brief summary of an article. It contains a description of the research problem; an outline of the study, experiment or argument; and a summary of the conclusions or findings.
Read the abstract to find out if an article meets the needs for your research.
Publication information
Authors usually provide keywords to make their articles more searchable in databases. A quick scan of the keywords will help you determine if an article works well with your research question.
You can also use these keywords to search for related articles.
Introduction
In the introduction, the authors present the thesis of their argument and the goal or motivation of their research question.
Use the introduction to determine if an article is relevant to your research. You can also find similar articles on your topic listed here.
The first page of a research article contains important information to help you in your research.
Keywords
Abstract
The title of a scholarly research article is usually a brief summary of its contents. It often contains technical terms related to the research.
Use the title of an article to give you a good idea if the article is relevant to your research.
Authors
Title
In the introduction, the authors present the thesis of their argument and the goal or motivation of their research question.
Use the introduction to determine if an article is relevant to your research. You can also find similar articles on your topic listed here.
The abstract is a brief summary of an article. It contains a description of the research problem; an outline of the study, experiment or argument; and a summary of the conclusions or findings.
Read the abstract to find out if an article meets the needs for your research.
The authors' names will be listed along with their credentials and institutional affiliations.
Use the authors' credentials and institutional affiliations to establish authority. The authors should be trusted to write in their discipline.
The title of a scholarly research article is usually a brief summary of its contents. It often contains technical terms related to the research.
Use the title of an article to give you a good idea if the article is relevant to your research.
On the first page of an article you will usually find the journal title, publication date, volume/issue number, and page numbers.
You can use the publication date to find out how current the research is.
The first page of a research article contains important information to help you in your research.
Authors usually provide keywords to make their articles more searchable in databases. A quick scan of the keywords will help you determine if an article works well with your research question.
You can also use these keywords to search for related articles.
Scholarly research articles use headings to break up the content into sections. These sections make articles easier to scan and read.
Use the headings to find sections like the literature review, research methodology, and a discussion of the results or findings.
Scholarly articles may include tables, graphs, or equations to serve as evidence and illustrate the arguments they are making or to show statistical analysis.
Tables, graphs, equations
The middle pages include tables, illustrations, graphs and other important data.
They also have distinct sections, like “Discussion."
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Middle pages of a scholarly article
Article text, headings, and sections
Article text, sections, headers
Scholarly research articles use headings to break up the content into sections. These sections make articles easier to scan and read.
Use the headings to find sections like the literature review, research methodology, and a discussion of the results or findings.
The middle pages include tables, illustrations, graphs and other important data. They also have distinct sections, like “Discussion."
Tables, graphs, and equations
Tables, illustrations, charts, graphs
Scholarly articles usually include tables, graphs, or equations to serve as evidence.
They also illustrate the arguments the authors are making or show statistical analysis.
Scholarly research articles use headings to break up the content into sections. These sections make articles easier to scan and read.
Use the headings to find sections like the literature review, research methodology, and a discussion of the results or findings.
Select a highlighted area to learn more, or use the links below.
The middle pages include tables, illustrations, graphs and other important data.
They also have distinct sections, like “Discussion."
Scholarly articles usually include tables, graphs, or equations to serve as evidence.
They also illustrate the arguments the authors are making or show statistical analysis.
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Scholarly research articles contain references to the works of other authors.
These can appear in-text, as footnotes at the bottom of the page, or as endnotes at the end of the article.
Use references to find additional scholarly books and articles on your topic.
The last pages will include the summary, conclusion, and a reference list or bibliography.
Last pages of a scholarly article
A scholarly article will usually end with a conclusion, which is a summary of the research results.
Use the conclusion to understand what the research results mean, their implications, and any potential criticisms.
Conclusion
References
Authors reference the works of other authors used in their research. These can appear in-text, as footnotes at the bottom of the page, or as endnotes at the end of the article.
Use references to find additional scholarly books and articles on your topic.
Select a highlighted area to learn more, or use the links below.
A scholarly article will usually end with a conclusion, which is a summary of the research results.
A conclusion communicates what the research results mean, their implications, and identifies any potential criticisms.
The last pages will include the summary, conclusion, and a reference list or bibliography.
Scholarly research articles contain references to the works of other authors. These can appear in-text, as footnotes at the bottom of the page, or as endnotes at the end of the article.
Use references to find additional scholarly books and articles on your topic.
The last pages will include the summary, conclusion, and a reference list or bibliography.
A scholarly article will usually end with a conclusion, which is a summary of the research results.
A conclusion communicates what the research results mean, their implications, and identifies any potential criticisms.