Reading this guide will help you read and understand journal articles. It explains how they are structured, where to find specific information, what peer review is and how you can critically assess the content.

This guide is part of a collection of resources that we have produced for students using journal articles. You can find more resources in our Reading and understanding journals resource collection.

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It was commissioned by the Royal Society of Chemistry and written by Katharine Thompson at Imperial College London. Resource image © iStock / Royal Society of Chemistry.