Scientific article
Journals and articles Scientific journals have an evaluation practice (peer review, referee) in place, whereby the text intended for publication is evaluated by at least one external party familiar with the field. To check if a journal is scientific (scholarly, academic) or peer-reviewed/refereed visit
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Peer review Peer review is a way of evaluating and assuring the quality of research before it is published. It involves critical evaluation by independent experts (peers) usually anonymously. The reviewers are usually appointed by the editors of a journal to which the work has been submitted. |
There are several types of articles in scientific journals. Usually peer reviewed are:
Journal article, original research publishes full reports of data from research. It includes full Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion sections.
Review article, literature review, systematic review provides a comprehensive summary of research on a certain topic as well as a perspective on the state of the field and where it is heading:
Some manuscripts such as letters, editorials, commentaries, book reviews etc. may go through a fast-track editorial review process, not peer-review, for speedy publication.
The different publication types are listed according to the publication speed of the information: