BIOL 325: Virology (HC) Spring 2019

You will be required to find scholarly, review articles for your virology project(s). Please see below for information on these types of literature.

Primary literature

• A primary research article in the sciences reports the findings of original research done by the authors of the article. 
• Primary research articles are usually published in peer-reviewed journals.
• A primary research article poses a research question or states a hypothesis.
• To determine whether or not you've found a primary research article, scan the article (or even just the abstract). Look for an introduction, methods, results, and discussion sections. 

Review literature

• Review articles in the sciences summarize previously reported findings rather than present new findings, often pulling together the findings of multiple primary research articles. In doing so, review literature often gives a broader view of the current state of understanding in a given topic area.