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1
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what are scientific journals

A

the main source of scientific information

2
Q

what is a rough measure of how good a scientific journal is

A

a rough measure is the impact factor

3
Q

what do journal papers report and communicate

A

journal papers report and communicate new results

4
Q

what is the general structure of journal papers (9)

A
title 
abstract 
introduction 
methods 
results 
discussion 
acknowledgements 
(appendices) 
references
5
Q

what are abstracts used for

A

used to summarise and introduce research

6
Q

who carries out peer reviews of scientific papers?

A

experts in the field

7
Q

what happens if your paper is rejected by a journal

A

Read the reviewers comments

make changes and resubmit