Scientific articles are written by experts to advance the study of science. They can be found in scholarly (peer-reviewed) journals. Here is an example of a scientific article.
Scientific articles are often presented with the following sections:
Title & Author Information
Abstract
Introduction
Review of Literature
Methodology
Findings/Results
Conclusions/Discussion
Further Study
Works Cited/References
There are several different places to search for scholarly journal articles in a scientific journal. From the MiraCosta Library homepage, click on Menu (top right), go under the heading Research and click on the link Databases by Subject. Scroll to the subject section titled STEM and click on more. This is where you will find helpful databases, including: Science in Context, Scientific American Online, and GREENR (Environment, Energy, Natural Resources). You can also look for these articles in our more general databases, such as Academic Search Ultimate and JSTOR. Be sure to limit your search results to scholarly peer-reviewed articles when possible.
