How to Efficiently Read Scientific Papers?
A guide on how to find, read, and make the most of scientific papers.
Today a reader, tomorrow a leader. — Margaret Fuller
When it comes to scientific research, writing is the way to document one’s accomplishments, while reading is how to memorialize others’. As a university student, you regularly need to read tons of scientific papers, which, although not the most enjoyable task, it is an essential part of conducting research.
Learning how to find, approach, and read scientific papers efficiently can save you valuable as you move forward on your research journey. I will be honest with you; reading my first paper was a challenge. I didn’t know how to start, what paper to read, and how to use the information in it. However, during my years as a graduate student, I learned some techniques that enabled me to find and read scientific papers efficiently.
Before we get into how to read scientific papers, we first need to know where to find them? There are many resources you could look up, perhaps the most known one is Google Scholar, a general, all disciplines, search engine. Another general source is ScienceDirect. Those two will lead you to almost all scientific papers, books, or articles you may ever need. However, if…
