1. The use of at least 6 peer-reviewed original research papers. Some articles are not considered original research but are still reported in peer-reviewed journals. These include: opinion letters, literature reviews (similar to what you will write, but on a grander scale). You may use these for background information, I actually encourage you to do so if you find some (they’re great for giving you direction/background), but they will not count towards the 6 original research papers.
2. Follow the “Guidelines” for the Term Paper below to help you in guiding your format of the paper so that your paper becomes an organized synthesis of research, capable of being understood by your reader.
3. Keep in mind the goals of this assignment while organizing.
a. Schedule one more meeting with me to go over some of the papers you have chosen
b. Prior to the meeting, come with several examples of research articles you have found using the databases. Bring articles about your general topic that you think are interesting and we can go from there
c. I will help you to solidify your thesis as well as find additional articles that will be helpful.
4. USE THE RUBRIC! – See where I am assigning points – if you do not do what is on the rubric I cannot give you points.
5. Make sure you understand what plagiarism is. In scientific writing we DO NOT USE QUOTES…there is never anything that needs to be said “in quotes” – you must reword everything into your own words. If you are stating a fact from a paper or a statement from a paper you need to cite from where you got that information, but the wording should be yours.
GUIDELINES TO FOLLOW FOR TERM PAPER
Based on the Journal of Parasitology – most of this is a direct quote from the Journal of Parasitology. I have removed a few things and changed the headings of a few to make them more appropriate for our particular assignment. I have however left much of the wording untouched so that you can see the level of detail (i.e. how picky) that is expected from authors submitting to a journal.
Word document formatting:
• 1” margins all around.
• 12-point font
• In one of these three font styles: Calibri, Cambria, or Times New Roman
• Double-spaced
Articles
Reviews are to be organized in the following format and sequence, beginning with the Title, numbered consecutively.
Title- Page 1: The title of the article should be in all caps at the top of the page – not centered – double spaced. The author’s name should appear under the title. The manuscript title and authors‘ names should be in bold type, and the same font size (preferably 12 pts) as the text.
Titles should be short and descriptive. Avoid “empty words‘‘ such as ―preliminary studies on . . . and biology or ecology of . . . In the title only, numbers less than 11 are spelled out.
SECTIONS OF THE PAPER
Introduction: The introduction should be un-headed. The introduction should start on the page after the title with no heading. An introduction should establish the context of the paper by stating the general field of interest, presenting findings of others that will be challenged or developed, and specifying the specific question or hypothesis to be addressed. Accounts of previous work should be limited to the minimum information necessary to give an appropriate perspective. Do not use extra spacing between paragraphs in the Introduction, or throughout the text.
Journal Article Reviews (this is replacing what would have been “Materials and Methods”): This section should give sufficient information to permit the reader to understand the main purpose, findings, methods, and conclusions of each of the journal articles being reviewed. Do not forget to make sure that each journal article being reviewed is LOGICALLY linked to the next and vice versa.
The primary heading for this section(“Journal Article Reviews”) should be typed in all bold capital letters, starting at the left-hand margin of the page.
Discussion: An interpretation and explanation of the relationship of the results to existing knowledge should appear in the discussion section. Emphasis should be placed on the important new findings, and new hypotheses that you come up with should be identified clearly. Conclusions must be supported by fact or data from the journal articles.
The primary heading for this section(“Discussion”) should be typed in all bold capital letters, starting at the left-hand margin of the page.
Literature cited: Citations are arranged alphabetically by the first author’s last name. All references cited in the text must appear in the literature-cited section, and all items in this section must be cited in the text.
Style within the text:
Allen (1989) ex: Allen (1989) stated that mosquitoes choose oviposition sites based on larval population size.
(Allen, 1989) ex: Mosquitoes choose oviposition sites based on larval population size (Allen, 1989).
Two authors
(Allen and Smith, 1989)
More than two authors
(Allen et al., 1989)
More than one source for specific piece of information:
(Jones, 1987; Allen, 1989)—chronological
(Jones, 1987; Allen, 1989; Smith, 1989)—chronological and alphabetical within year
(Jones, 1987, 1988a, 1988b, 1989)
Multiple authors with the same year of publication should be (Smith, Jones et al., 1988; Smith, Walker, and Jones, 1988), not (Smith et al., 1988a, 1988b)
Style in the literature cited section:
**Can use the “HARVARD” format from Google Scholar. – but make sure to indent the second line.
Journal article, 1 author
Nollen, P. M. 1990. Chemosensitivity of Philophthalmus megalurus (Trematoda) miracidia. Journal of Parasitology 76: 439–440.
Journal article, 2 authors
Edwards, D. D., and A. O. Bush. 1989. Helminth communities in avocets: Importance of the compound community. Journal of Parasitology 75: 225–238.
Journal article, more than2 – STILL LIST ALL AUTHORS.
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