How to read academic articles

Revitalize your journal article writing process. This article uncovers the psychological barriers that make writing so hard. It teaches techniques to improve your writing skill. And it guides you step-by-step through the journal article writing process.

One of the most important skills a young scientist needs to learn is how to read (and write) scientific papers. Some students begin to learn this in a high school biology classes, and others as they…

Academic journal articles can be tough to read. From the challenging vocabulary to the format, students often struggle synthesizing information from such articles. For several years, I have struggled with the best way to guide students. Finally, this year, I have a consistent approach. Additional Strategies Encourage students to read the article out of

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“If anyone out there is interested, here's the "cheat sheet" that I've been using in all of my classes to teach students how to read academic articles without reading every word. This was given to me in grad school, and I've been using it with grad/undergrads ever since.”