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While not all scientific articles are formatted the same, primary research publications that present original research or scientific experimentation, tend to have the following headings.
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ARTICLE PLACEHOLDER
Last name, First Initial and Middle Initial. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), pages. doi:xxxxxx
**only the first word and proper nouns are capitalized in the Article Title
**Periodical title AND volume number are italicized
BOOK PLACEHOLDER
Last name, First Initial and Middle Initial. (Year of publication). Title of chapter. Title of Work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Location: Publisher.
**Title of work is italicized.
WEBSITE PLACEHOLDER
Last name, First Initial and Middle Initial. (Year, Month Date of Publication). Article title. Website Title. Retrieved from <URL of website here>
**Title of website is italicized.
Searching for information can be overwhelming. Part of what makes research challenging is that not all information is reliable or high in quality. When evaluating information (articles, books, websites, blogs, etc.), a researcher should consider the Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose of each source he or she encounters.
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