Using scientific articles

Scientific articles are published in academic journals. Therefore, they have a minimum level of verified quality, e.g. through double peer-review procedures. So-called review articles offer a good introduction and overview of a thesis topic, and original articles present specific research findings on a topic. Scientific articles are particularly suitable for finding and deepening a thesis topic and can among others be researched via the Electronic Journals Database (DBIS). It is worthwhile to ask your supervisors which journals are relevant. Problems in research can be clarified via the thesis consultation of the library.

Structure of the articles

Despite certain conventions in the individual scientific disciplines and detailed requirements from publishers and editors, a basic structure for scientific articles has developed. It includes the following parts:

1. Title
2. Authors, address(es)
3. Paper abstract
4. Keywords
5. Introduction
6. State of research (literature review)
7. Methodological approach (field research)
8. Results and discussion
9. Conclusions/research perspective
10. Acknowledgments
11. References

Examples of academic journals can be found in the Padlet.

Frequently asked questions

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