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  2. Wikipedia : Primary Secondary and Tertiary Sources

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    According to Wikipedia's verifiability policy, any material that is challenged or likely to be challenged must be accompanied by a reliable source.In general, the most reliable sources are (a) peer-reviewed journals and books published in university presses, followed by (b) university-level textbooks; then by (c) magazines, journals, and books published by respected publishing houses; then by ...

  3. Literature review - Wikipedia

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    A literature review is an overview of the previously published works on a topic. The term can refer to a full scholarly paper or a section of a scholarly work such as a book, or an article. Either way, a literature review is supposed to provide the researcher /author and the audiences with a general image of the existing knowledge on the topic ...

  4. Review article - Wikipedia

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    A review article is an article that summarizes the current state of understanding on a topic within a certain discipline. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A review article is generally considered a secondary source since it may analyze and discuss the method and conclusions in previously published studies.

  5. Secondary source - Wikipedia

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    A book review that contains the judgment of the reviewer about the book is a primary source for the reviewer's opinion, and a secondary source for the contents of the book. [18] [19] A summary of the book within a review is a secondary source.

  6. Scientific literature - Wikipedia

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    A review is a detailed analysis of recent developments on a topic. A commentary is a short summary of an author's personal experience. Editorials are short reviews or critiques of original articles. Letters to the editor are communications directed to the editor of an article to ask questions and provide constructive criticism.

  7. Essay - Wikipedia

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    They sometimes begin with a short summary analysis of what has previously been written on a topic, which is often called a literature review. [citation needed] Longer essays may also contain an introductory page that defines words and phrases of the essay's topic.

  8. Scholarly peer review - Wikipedia

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    After a manuscript is published, the process of peer review continues as publications are read, known as post-publication peer review. Readers will often send letters to the editor of a journal, or correspond with the editor via an on-line journal club. In this way, all "peers" may offer review and critique of published literature.

  9. Note (typography) - Wikipedia

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    In publishing, a note is a brief text in which the author comments on the subject and themes of the book and names supporting citations.In the editorial production of books and documents, typographically, a note is usually several lines of text at the bottom of the page, at the end of a chapter, at the end of a volume, or a house-style typographic usage throughout the text.