Report

I have a report for a biology class and it can be about any aspect of biology. 

The requirements for the page is:

Research articles usually contain 5 sections and may contain subsections.  The sections are: 

1.  Abstract – this is a very brief summary of the paper 

2.  Introduction – background information and why the research is important 

3.  Materials and Methods – the procedures used by the researchers 

4.  Results – the results of the study 

5.  Discussion – what the results mean and the significance of the study 

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1- The article that is used to summarize must be 9 or more pages in total length. 

2- Only peer reviewed journals may be used as sources of articles to summarize

3- Examples of journals that can be used: PLOS ONE, Biological Bulletin, Marine Biology, 

American Naturalist, Plant Physiology, Auk, Cell, Journal of Experimental Biology, (((Examples of magazines that cannot be used: National Geographic, Discover, Scientific 

American, Popular Science, Science News, American Scientist, anything published by the 

BBC, and more – popular science publications)))

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_Format and length :

-  Double spaced, except for the article citation 

-  12 point font, 1 inch margins, 1 to 2 pages
-  Use .doc, .docx, or .odt file formats
- No title page
- The top of the first page should be the citation of the article under review
- Citations should be written as a bibliographic reference:  
Author(s).  Year.  Title.  Journal Volume: page numbers.   

-  After the citation, double space then your name

- After your name, double space then your review