You will need at least 4 peer-reviewed sources for your Myth Busting Assignment. The video below outlines what Peer-Review means.
What does a Peer-review article typically look like?
Anatomy of a Scholarly Article: Interactive Tutorial
Click on the sections for details about each component of a scholarly article.
Scientific research articles include original studies and review articles that contribute to the current scholarship on a given topic. The table below describes the components of scholarly articles, peer-reviewed articles in the Social Sciences and Physical Sciences. The majority of articles in these disciplines will have the sections listed below.
Abstract
Brief summary of the article, including research question, methodology and results.
Introduction
Background information about the topic, leading up to why this study is being done, and may include a brief literature review.
Methods
Description of how the studyprocedures, set-up and how data was collected.
Results/ Findings
Presentation of the data from the study. This section often includes tables, charts, or other visualizations of the data.
Discussion
Analysis of the data and how the study relates to existing knowledge of the topic. The authors evaluate whether their results answer their research question.
Conclusion
The authors wrap up the article by discussion how their study contributes to the research on this topic and outline future potential research questions or studies.
References
List of resources that the authors consulted when developing their research and subsequently cited in their article.
Finding Peer-reviewed Articles in Mardigian Search