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Research journal articles are also known as scholarly or refereed journal articles.
These kinds of articles are peer reviewed.
 

Original (primary) article

• The most common type of research article
• Presents new research findings from original research
• Authors are researchers affiliated with a university
• Standard format e.g. introduction, abstract, background, method, results, discussion, references
• References previous research
• Not too short, most often 8-10 pages or more
   

Review (overview) article

• Comprehensive summary of research on a certain topic
• Evaluates and analyses previously published original studies
• Authors are researchers affiliated with a university
• Secondary source
• Review articles can be very useful as background information. They also provide references to core researchers and core studies within the field
   

Theoretical article

• Presents new theories or analyses existing theories based on existing research
• Authors are researchers affiliated with a university

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A film from Western University (2,34 min)