Swindell - March 2023

In addition to the 2 resources (above), below are more resources about reading and/or summarizing scientific journal articles, as well as how to write a review article:

• How to Read a Scientific Article

  - from Rice Univ.
  - includes a note-taking template

• How to Read and Review a Scientific Journal Article: Writing Summaries and Critiques

  - from Duke University's Writing Studio
  - distinguishes between a summary and critique

• How to Read a Scientific Paper - tutorial

  - by Purdue University Libraries

• How to Summarize a Research Article

  - from U. of Conn.
  - includes tips on things to avoid

• Molecular Biology Through Discovery: How to Write a Summary

  - from Virginia Commonwealth University
  - at the very bottom are links to an example of a 'good' summary and one of a 'bad' summary, along with commentary

• Literature reviews

  - from Sonoma State University Library
  - in particular, see the "Key Questions for a Literature Review" box

• Learn how to write a review of literature

  - from The Writing Center, University of Wisconsin - Madison

• As you gather your sources, compile your References section.
  Complete this section before you begin writing your paper! Why?
  • This will ensure that you have copied down all the necessary citation components of your book, article, web site, etc.
  • It will make your life much easier when you need to do in-text citations, because authors and dates will be neatly organized on your reference page.
  • It decreases the chance that you'll include an in-text citation for a source, but then forget to include it within the reference section.
• Citation management tools can be a great help with citations: 
  • Citation management tools
  • EndNote basic/Web/online: www.myendnoteweb.com
  • Compare EndNote basic/Web/online with the full desktop version of EndNote 20:
    https://endnote.com/product-details/compare-current-versions