OSX1000-science skills

Question 1

what are scientific journals

Answer 1

the main source of scientific information

Question 2

what is a rough measure of how good a scientific journal is

Answer 2

a rough measure is the impact factor

Question 3

what do journal papers report and communicate

Answer 3

journal papers report and communicate new results

Question 4

what is the general structure of journal papers (9)

Answer 4

title 
abstract 
introduction 
methods 
results 
discussion 
acknowledgements 
(appendices) 
references

Question 5

what are abstracts used for

Answer 5

used to summarise and introduce research

Question 6

who carries out peer reviews of scientific papers?

Answer 6

experts in the field

Question 7

what happens if your paper is rejected by a journal

Answer 7

Read the reviewers comments

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