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Types of Journal Articles

There are several main types of journal articles. Original research articles are the most common and report full data from original research studies including introduction, methods, results, and discussion sections. Short reports or letters communicate brief research data and results to stimulate further research. Review articles provide a comprehensive summary of research on a topic and the state of the field. Case studies report specific interesting phenomena to make researchers aware they may occur. Methodology articles present new experimental methods or improved versions of existing methods.

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Types of Journal Articles

There are several main types of journal articles. Original research articles are the most common and report full data from original research studies including introduction, methods, results, and discussion sections. Short reports or letters communicate brief research data and results to stimulate further research. Review articles provide a comprehensive summary of research on a topic and the state of the field. Case studies report specific interesting phenomena to make researchers aware they may occur. Methodology articles present new experimental methods or improved versions of existing methods.

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Types of journal articles

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articles/10285504

It is helpful to familiarise yourself with the different types of articles published by journals.
Although it may appear there are a large number of types of articles published due to the
wide variety of names they are published under, most articles published are one of the
following types; Original Research, Review Articles, Short reports or Letters, Case Studies,
Methodologies.

Original Research:

This is the most common type of journal manuscript used to publish full reports of data from
research. It may be called an Original Article, Research Article, Research, or just Article,
depending on the journal. The Original Research format is suitable for many different fields
and different types of studies. It includes full Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion
sections.

Short reports or Letters:

These papers communicate brief reports of data from original research that editors believe
will be interesting to many researchers, and that will likely stimulate further research in the
field. As they are relatively short the format is useful for scientists with results that are time
sensitive (for example, those in highly competitive or quickly-changing disciplines). This
format often has strict length limits, so some experimental details may not be published until
the authors write a full Original Research manuscript. These papers are also sometimes
called Brief communications.

Review Articles:

Review Articles provide a comprehensive summary of research on a certain topic, and a


perspective on the state of the field and where it is heading. They are often written by leaders
in a particular discipline after invitation from the editors of a journal. Reviews are often
widely read (for example, by researchers looking for a full introduction to a field) and highly
cited. Reviews commonly cite approximately 100 primary research articles.

TIP: If you would like to write a Review but have not been invited by a journal, be sure to
check the journal website as some journals to not consider unsolicited Reviews. If the
website does not mention whether Reviews are commissioned it is wise to send a pre-
submission enquiry letter to the journal editor to propose your Review manuscript before
you spend time writing it.

Case Studies:

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These articles report specific instances of interesting phenomena. A goal of Case Studies is to
make other researchers aware of the possibility that a specific phenomenon might occur. This
type of study is often used in medicine to report the occurrence of previously unknown or
emerging pathologies.

Methodologies or Methods

These articles present a new experimental method, test or procedure. The method described
may either be completely new, or may offer a better version of an existing method. The article
should describe a demonstrable advance on what is currently available.

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