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Why are journal articles important?

Journal articles are important in academic research for a number of reasons:

  • they are an important forum by which research is published
  • they can explore a narrow topic in depth
  • they contain current or recent research findings
  • they go through a process called peer review, which means research findings are checked by other subject experts

Articles can be found by searching databases with keywords that you have chosen and combined.