Scientific Publications An Introduction to the Ways of Communicating Scientific Research Results
Journal Articles Primary SourcesPrimary Sources –Original Research Results –Accepted after peer review Secondary SourcesSecondary Sources –Could be written for scientists –Includes articles for a general audience for some disciplines Tertiary SourcesTertiary Sources
Patents
Books Usually secondary or tertiary sourcesUsually secondary or tertiary sources
Edited Volumes Collection of articles on a similar topicCollection of articles on a similar topic
Scientific Conferences
Poster Presentations
Government Reports Peer-reviewed report authorized by the National Incident Commander of the US Coast GuardPeer-reviewed report authorized by the National Incident Commander of the US Coast Guard Contributions from federal and independent scientistsContributions from federal and independent scientists Goal was to document the short-term fate of oil released by the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill.Goal was to document the short-term fate of oil released by the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill.
Government Reports
Online Publications Open-Access, Peer-Reviewed JournalsOpen-Access, Peer-Reviewed Journals –PLOS Includes PLOS Biology, PLOS Medicine, PLOS GeneticsIncludes PLOS Biology, PLOS Medicine, PLOS Genetics –Online Journal of Biological Sciences –Current Biology (publishes online ahead of print version)
Technical Reports
Theses and Dissertations