Blog Post 9.3, Editorial Report 1

Thus far, I have made or planned a few small edits to my rough draft. Obviously, more will be done by tomorrow. So far, I have edited the section of my QRG titled: "Journal Articles". Below is the original, rough cut.

Selection from Rough Cut:

Journal Articles:

The second genre to be discussed is Journal Articles in scientific magazines. Like Posters, Articles communicate research from field work or a project and try to do so in a short but concise manner. Because space for visual data may be limited, however, the kinds of projects that can be put into Article form may be limited.

Although articles can vary greatly, most follow similar structure. There is usually a short introduction including a hypothesis, body paragraphs or sections to describe research or data, and a concluding section to touch upon the hypothesis. As well, after the actually writing, there is a references/works cited section.

Journal Articles are different from Posters in that more emphasis is placed upon written words rather than visual aids. Articles are typically anywhere from four to maybe a dozen pages long, depending on research type. As well, Journal Articles use much more technical language than posters. An excellent example of a Journal Article is this article (2) that appeared in the latest edition of Geology magazine. Also, a good visual example of Journal writing can be seen on the right (3).

Since Articles are limited by the length of the scientific magazine, data must be communicated 

quickly but efficiently. According to Dr. George Gehrels (4), one of the Geosciences faculty at the 

University of Arizona, researchers must pay per page to have their research featured in journals (if 

selected, of course). This means that authors may have to revise their articles several times before 

they are finally accepted.
Although their length is limited a bit, Journal Articles are typically longer than Posters. Also, compared to posters, there are not a great deal of bulleted or numbered lists.
Journal Articles are used to share scientific research and data quickly with less visual data than 

Posters. As well, Journal Articles tend to reach a larger audience than Posters or even Scientific 

Papers do. Lastly, Journal Articles are usually longer than Posters, but shorter than Papers.



On the QRG done by my group member, Chase, I noticed that he added several hyperlinks to academic journal sites talking about the medical profession. I chose to do the same for this section of my QRG. As well, I clarified an issue brought up by my other group mate, Ben. He stated that the highlighted section above was confusing because Articles have more technical language and should, therefore, reach a smaller, more defined audience. I made changes to this section and clarified that Articles do not reach a larger audience, but rather, a more experienced audience. Finally, I created shorter paragraphs from the larger blocks of text that I had and broke up the Article structure paragraph into a numbered list.


Re-Edited Selection:

Journal Articles:

The second genre to be discussed is Journal Articles in scientific magazines. Like Posters, Articles communicate research from field work or a project and try to do so in a short but concise manner. Because space for visual data may be limited, however, the kinds of projects that can be put into Article form may be limited. Listed below are some examples of scientific journals dealing mostly with Geosciences.

• Geology
• Geological Society of America Bulletin
• Climate Dynamics
• Earth Interactions
• Journal of Geology

Although articles can vary greatly, most follow similar structure:

1. Short introduction including a hypothesis
2. Body paragraphs or sections to describe research or data
3. Concluding section to touch upon the hypothesis.
4. As well, after the actually writing, there is a references/works cited section.

An excellent visual example of Journal writing can be seen on the right (2).

Journal Articles are different from Posters in that more emphasis is placed upon written words rather than visual aids. Articles are typically anywhere from four to maybe a dozen pages long, depending on research type. As well, Journal Articles use much more technical language than posters. An excellent example of a Journal Article is this article (3) that appeared in the latest edition of Geology magazine.

Since Articles are limited by the length of the scientific magazine, data must be communicated quickly but efficiently. According to Dr. George Gehrels (4), one of the Geosciences faculty at the University of Arizona, researchers must pay per page to have their research featured in journals (if selected, of course). This means that authors may have to revise their articles several times before they are finally accepted.

Although their length is limited a bit, Journal Articles are typically longer than Posters. Also, compared to posters, there are not a great deal of bulleted or numbered lists.

Journal Articles are mostly used to share scientific research and data quickly with less visual data than Posters. As well, Journal Articles tend to reach a more experienced and technical audience than Posters do. Lastly, Journal Articles are usually longer than Posters, but shorter than Papers.