Health Systems Management: What are Primary Scholarly articles?

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What are Primary Scholarly sources?

A primary source is a source of original data, such as documents, memorabilia, or firsthand accounts. Primary sources are preferred over secondary sources because of the decreased potential for bias and distortion beyond the control of the researcher.  A secondary source is a source of data that consists of summarization of or commentary about primary data, such as writings or a life experience, by someone other than the person who produced the data or lived through the experience.

Source: Primary source. (2010). In A. B. Powers, Dictionary of nursing theory and research (4th ed.). Springer Publishing Company. Credo Reference: https://ezproxy.rit.edu/login?url=https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/spnurthres/primary_source/0?institutionId=3255

Secondary source. (2010). In A. B. Powers, Dictionary of nursing theory and research (4th ed.). Springer Publishing Company. Credo Reference: https://ezproxy.rit.edu/login?url=https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/spnurthres/secondary_source/0?institutionId=3255

The Anatomy of a Science Journal Article

A scholarly journal article has an abstract, introduction, method, results, conclusion and a list of references (bibliography).  The journal article's topic should be easy to understand as you read its abstract and introduction.  The method, results and conclusion sections discuss and compare the conducted research.  Authors have to include their cited references about research by other scientists. The use of references distinguish scholarly journal articles from non scholarly journals.

Anatomy of a Scholarly Article

Click on the image to review different parts of a scholarly article.

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