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=Where can I find a research report?= ===When you are doing scholarly research you must use peer-reviewed or refereed journals. Scholarly professional journals provide in-depth research articles. These journals are typically published by a professional organization or a university.=== =How do I locate a research report in a scholarly journal?=

The best place to locate a research report from a scholarly journal is in your library databases. This is an example of a search in Academic Onefile.

 * Example:** A basic search, using the search statement: juvenile offenders and research, limited to scholarly (peer-reviewed) journals:

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=How do I know if an article is a research report?=

Typically after the title of the article you will see the word **//report//** in parentheses. Here are some key elements that indicate a report is an original research paper in a field :

 * ===Abstract (a summary of the research)===
 * ===Introduction===
 * ===Literature Review/Theory and Background===
 * ===Methods===
 * ===Limitations===
 * ===Measures===
 * ===Procedures===
 * ===Data===
 * ===Findings/Results===
 * ===Discussion===
 * ===Conclusion===

=Database Links=

Academic Onefile

Psychology Collection

Apa.org