The Journal Article

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Connecticut, as well as that of Dr Brett Deacon, a researcher at the University of Wyoming, who had identified the journal articles corresponding to those trials that had been published. 

The published procedures that can be found in the journal articles, books, academic web pages, and commercial instruction manuals for particular reagents all formed the basis for... 

In this textbook, we focus on two audiences. In module 1 ( The Journal Article ) we focus on the expert audience, and in modules 2 and 3 ( The Scientific Poster and The Research Proposal ), we focus on the scientific audience. There are other genres that target these same audiences, such as technical memos and reports, but they are not covered in this textbook. An important goal of this... 

This chapter introduces the journal article module (comprising chapters 2—7). The chapter describes some of the defining characteristics of a journal article while emphasizing concise writing and organization. By the end of this chapter, you should be able to do the following ... 

Once published, the journal article becomes part of the primary literature of chemistry. The primary literature is a permanent and public record of all scientihc works, many of which are refereed journal articles. 

In this chapter, we take a bird s eye view of the journal article. We consider the journal article s audience and purpose, stress the importance of concise writing throughout the journal article, and examine the broad organizational structure of the journal article. In subsequent chapters, we examine sections of the journal article in more depth. 

The major purpose for writing a chemistry journal article is to share the results of original research with other chemists. The primary audience for a journal article Is an expert one readers are typically well educated and highly experienced in the subheld of chemistry addressed in the article. Because journal articles are written largely for experts, newcomers to the held (e.g., students or chemists exploring a new research area) are often frustrated by the advanced level of these articles. Details are often omitted that the nonexpert reader would hnd useful. (If you hnd yourself in this situation, we recommend that you also consult related works written for a less sophisticated audience—textbooks, review articles, general science articles—to help you work your way through the journal article.)... 

Although the bulk of the journal article is written for experts, a few sections are often accessible to less sophisticated readers. For example, general or summative remarks in the abstract, Introduction section, and conclusions are often accessible to a scientihc audience, allowing those readers to grasp the key concepts of the work. Similarly, many chemistry journals include features (e.g., book reviews, editorials, and news articles) that are written specihcally for scientihc and general audiences. 

In chapter 1, we learned that genres have both broad and fine organizational structures. In this chapter, we focus on the broad organizational structure of the journal article, signaled by identifiable sections and headings. In general, journal articles are divided into four major sections. These sections have the familiar names Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion collectively, this organizational structure is referred to as the IMRD format. In addition to these four... 

The IMRD format, together with the finer organizational structure (moves) and language of the journal article, helps readers quickly locate the content that they seek. As a developing writer, it is important that you learn to present your content in these expected ways and places. As readers scan your paper, they should be able to quickly locate your topic, the nature of your work, the methods you used, and your conclusions. The use of keywords in your title and abstract and throughout the body of your paper is especially important. Because so many scientists now turn to computer-based technologies and search engines to find pertinent and current information, if you fail to use expected keywords, your work may be missed even if relevant. 

Read and review the Methods sections of the journal articles that you collected during your literature search (see chapter 2). As you read these articles, pay attention to how the authors organized their methods and what information they included. How much detail is included in descriptions of materials, instrumentation, procedures,... 

The first move of the Methods section provides a description of chemicals, materials, and/or samples. Beginning writers often wonder what to include in this section (level of detail) and how these details should be presented (level of formality), both issues related to audience. With respect to detail, it is customary to report the name, purity, and vendor for all essential chemicals and materials used in the work. (Incidental chemicals, e.g., solvents used to clean glassware, need not be reported.) Similarly, for samples, both how and where the samples were collected should be described. With respect to formality, the journal article requires complete sentences. A common mistake is to use lists although commonplace in... 

Consider the abbreviations used in the Methods sections of the journal articles that you have selected for your writing project. Make a list of these abbreviations and their definitions. (Note Look for definitions earlier in the article if the abbreviations are used without definition in the Methods section.)... 

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