What is Academic Writing?

● An academic journal publishes scholarly, peer-reviewed articles written by experts. The function of a journal is to distribute knowledge

● Research Paper: A research paper is a full-length, original research document that reports results of major and archival value to a specific community, and are peer-reviewed. These “peer reviewers” make sure the scholar has made valid arguments, and that he or she has cited appropriate experts in the field to support the argument.

● Review: Review articles organize, clarify, and summarize existing major works, and provide comprehensive citations to the relevant literature.

Books and Journals-original research that focus on one experiment -around 30 pages (journal articles).

-published on a regular basis (issues)

-Original research that may cover multiple experiments

-100 to several hundred pages.

-Published once, may be edited later.

How do we access the information?JSTOR (Journal Storage) is a digital library founded in 1995. Originally containing digitized back issues of academic journals, it now also includes books and primary sources, and current issues of journals

What is APA?

How to cite:● Short quotes

● Long quotes

● Paraphrasing

ReferencesBurns, W.E. (2010). A brief history of Great Britain. New York: Facts on File.

Forsyth, A. R (1985) Old tripos days at Cambridge. The Mathematical Gazette, vol. 19. http://www.jstor.

org/stable/3605871

Moodie, G. & Studdert-Kennedy, G. (2012). Power and authority in British universities. London: Routledge.

Webb, J.H. (1908). Connecticut. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

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