Journal articles on life sciences, health sciences, engineering, physical sciences, social sciences and humanities.
Database Search Tips
Use quotation marks: When using quotation marks the exact phrase is searched. "nitrogen oxide"
Use AND to link terms in the database. For example: emission AND nitrogen combines search terms so that each search result contains all of the terms.
Use OR to find either term; this is especially useful with synonyms. For example: "nitrogen oxide" OR "carbon dioxide" combines terms so that results contain either terms.
Scholarly (or Academic or Peer-Reviewed) Articles are:
Written by experts in the subject
Published in a scholarly journal
Peer-reviewed
Scholarly Articles:
Share the expert's original research
Use technical language
Use many in-text citations
Include lengthy references
Often include tables, charts, and graphs
APA Citation
American Psychological Association (APA) citation style is used to avoid plagiarism and give credit to others for their work. APA (7th edition) requires:
In-Text Citations for each source when paraphrasing and quoting
References page with full citation details for each source used