Obtaining references

Research references to other works in search are of great value to your research. Research references are one of the most important aspects of any academic research and poor or lack of Research references will not only diminish your marks, but such practices may also be perceived as plagiarism and disciplinary actions may follow. 

 Research references types 

There are different types of research references, this include the following:

Books

Books are a primary tool for data collection. While old Books might have outdated information, even old Books are used for historical studies or data collection. There are Books available about any subject that ranges from mythology to history to science and math. The wide range of subjects available in Books allows for finding data about any specific subject. One of the main weaknesses with collecting data from a book is locating the necessary data and time constraints.

Dissertations or Thesis 

Dissertations or thesis (master thesis or PHD thesis) are a great source for research references. Where Dissertations or thesis (master thesis or PHD thesis) are available in many subjects. Dissertations or thesis (master thesis or PHD thesis) can help the researcher gather the needed information to support his research. Dissertations or thesis (master thesis or PHD thesis) should be used as a main source of research references, since Dissertations or thesis (master thesis or PHD thesis) provide the researcher with a basis to conduct the research.

The researcher may use Dissertations or thesis (master thesis or PHD thesis) to identify how other researchers have conducted their Dissertations or thesis (master thesis or PHD thesis). Dissertations or thesis (master thesis or PHD thesis) as a research references are also useful in enabling the researcher to understand how previous researcher has addressed their research. Dissertations or thesis (master thesis or PHD thesis) as research references are also useful in enabling the researcher to avoid mistakes conducted by previous researchers.

Articles:

Giving the importance of articles as research references, we will talk in details about it:

1. Definition of the scientific article

Scientific article: one of the arts of article writing. It is a scientific prose piece that revolves around a scientific subject specialized in a specific field such as medicine, biology, engineering, geology, and others. Of appropriate length, written in a direct and clear manner by specialists in the field. While preserving its scientific nature, which clarifies the writer's ideas and style of writing. It often contributes to clarifying a discovery in the scientific field in which it specializes, or offers a study of something new, which was not previously discussed.

2. Characteristics of writing a scientific article

Writing scientific article is characterized by a number of characteristics as the following:

• It deals with a scientific subject in one of the branches of knowledge and scientific studies. And it works to clarify scientific facts in one aspect.
• It is mainly based on a set of scientific studies recognized by specialized researchers.
• It depends on the direct method in the language and the accuracy in choosing the words. With the distance from elegance and linguistic enhancements, except for necessity and sometimes to achieve the element of suspense.
• The right size is smaller than research and the book. It covers a specific idea without being overly prolonged or stuffed.
• Objectivity, the scientific article as research references is impersonal. And there is no need for the writer's personality and personal opinions to appear in him except in a scientific manner.
• The scientific article is one of the most important means of development and modernization in scientific knowledge and research.

Types of scientific article

The scientific articles as part of research references vary according to the specialty and the studied scientific field. Among the most important types of scientific article are the following:

Theoretical scientific article:

Among the most important types of scientific article and widely used in research references, it is distinguished that it discusses a scientific theory and studies it fully. In it the researcher explains the theory objectively, addresses the means of its discovery and analyzes its results and practical applications.

Research studies:

This type of article is often in the university academic community. For example, to present a master thesis or PHD thesis. It is published in the form of scientific research article for the university or institution in which it was conducted.

The researcher deals with a scientific thesis previously discussed at the institution. This type is highly relied on by researchers and graduate students as reliable and practical scientific research references in their fields of specialization.

Systematic article:

This type of scientific article has the advantage of adopting a clear methodology in scientific research. It also specializes precisely in one of the scientific aspects, depending on a variety of sources.

This type is preferred by many university professors as a template for articles they use in their teaching curriculum to train students on the scientific methodology in research

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