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Scholarly Journals for Natural Sciences & Mathematics

Journals are published faster than books, and contain current original research in your field. Scholarly articles are written for a specialized audience, by experts in the discipline. In contrast to newspaper and magazine articles, journal articles will usually contain:

• Introduction
• Research Methodology
• Author Credentials
• Footnotes and Bibliography

Scholarly journals are sometimes referred to as "peer reviewed" or "refereed."

Some articles are considered primary scientific literature.

EXAMPLE: Turner, B.G. & Summers, M.F. (1999). Structural Biology of HIV. Journal of Molecular Biology, v. 285, n. 1. 1-32.