Parts of a Scholarly Article

Who wrote the article, usually affiliated with university, hospital, or research institution.

• Methods

• Abstract

• Author

• Introduction

What the author thinks their findings mean, and any possible issues

• Literature Review

• Methods

• Abstract

• Discussion

Usually long, and very briefly summarizes the article's contents.

• Methods

• Title

• Reference

• Conclusion

Summary of all the research the authors read before doing their own research, who has done related studies, what previous research has not covered, and what this new research contributes to the conversation

• Literature Review

• References

• Abstract

• Conclusion

How the authors did the research, and detailed enough for others to recreate the work.

• Conclusion

• Introduction

• Methods

• Results

List of works cited in the article. Usually long list, including articles, books, and other resources

• Introduction

• Results

• References

• Literature Review

Summary of why the research was done, methods used, what the author thinks it adds to research in the field, and a summary of the conclusion.

• Abstract

• Results

• Conclusion

• Methods

Summarizes the results and how it relates to other works in the field.

• Results

• Abstract

• Methods

• Conclusion

Introduces the research, thesis, and why the research is important.

• Results

• Literature Review

• Title

• Introduction

Where the author discusses their findings, and often contains lots of tables, charts, and graphs of data.

• Results

• Conclusion

• Introduction

• Methods