NAU 330 Meteorology

This page of the NAU 330 guide provides information on approaching and understanding scholarly research articles. It includes a useful video that walks through the process of reviewing a research article, and gives suggestions for locating and identifying research articles. After reviewing this page, you should be able to approach research articles with more confidence.

Scholarly articles usually have:

An abstract

A bibliography

An author who is a scholar in the field

Content that has been peer-reviewed

Citations have volume(issue).

Example:

Smyth, A. M., Parker, A. L., & Pease, D. L. (2002). A study of enjoyment of peas. Journal of Abnormal Eating, 8(3), 120-125.

This article is aimed at an academic or research-oriented audience.

Journal articles are more specific than books. Choose keywords accordingly.

Narrow down a search by using multiple search terms in separate boxes.

Look for suggested topics or subjects to link to related articles.

Use filter tools to narrow by date, geography, document type.

See your librarian if you get stuck!