Research Guides: Biology: Scholarly Articles

Research Articles & More: Essential Biology Databases

These resources cover the entire breadth and span of biology and biology-related topics.

These are specialty resources for plants, animals, and ecology topics

These are specialty databases for cell, molecular, and biomedical topics.

Articles: Basic Tutorials.
This is a PDF document that includes a transcript of the Prezi presentation above.

Anatomy of an Article (Arizona State University)
Good breakdown with examples.
Critical Appraisal of Scientific Articles
An excellent primer on how to read and evaluate scientific articles.
How to (seriously) read a scientific paper
Advice from scientists on how *they* tackle reading a scientific article (hint: everyone is different!).
How to Read a Review Paper
2009 article from Respiratory Care. Details narrative reviews, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses.
Reading Scientific Articles (Rice University)
Includes a taking notes template.