How do you keep up with a new research paper?

How to keep your head above water

1. Set up citation alerts for your own articles.
2. Set up new article alerts for academics in your field.
3. Set up new article alerts for key topics in your field.
4. Check Google Scholar’s “my updates” once a month.
5. Subscribe to Table of Contents alerts.

What sources do you use for a research paper?

Think of checking out the following sources for your paper:

• books, chapters in books (books are often easier to read than journals)
• journal articles.
• magazine articles.
• newspaper articles.
• Internet Web sites.

How do I find the published research paper?

Reach out to the journal and the scholar. (The scholar’s email is often on the abstract page. Also, scholars generally have an easy-to-find webpage.) One is likely to give you a free copy of the paper, especially if you are a member of the press.

How do you manage a research paper?

As a follow up, here are a few tips on how to keep track of the papers you want to read without losing your mind.

1. Choose a reference manager.
2. Choose a place to keep unread papers.
3. Choose how to keep track of your notes.
4. Choose how to file read papers.
5. TL;DR.
6. References.

How do you keep up with a journal?

Here are their insightful responses:

1. Always carry your journal with you.
2. Keep your entries short.
3. Use a cheap notebook or sketchbook.
4. Alternatively, be willing to splurge on the right journal.
5. Don’t write on the first page.
6. Don’t stress about writing every single day.
7. Create a relaxing routine around journaling.

How is a typical research paper organized?

The basic structure of a typical research paper is the sequence of Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion (sometimes abbreviated as IMRAD). Each section addresses a different objective. The research question should always be spelled out, and not merely left for the reader to guess.

How do you keep up with scientific literature?

The tools I use to keep track of new literature are Feedly, which allows me to subscribe to the RSS feeds of relevant journals; a string of PubMed updates, which capture any relevant literature published outside those journals; and Twitter, which helps me identify what literature the broader scientific community is …