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The paper I chose was ‘Winter ecology of striped bass (Morone saxatilis) near its northern limit of distribution in the Saint John River, New Brunswick’ written by S.N. Andrews, T. Linnansaari, R.A.Curry, N.M. Leblanc and S.A.Pavey.
This is an example of an academic, peer-reviewed research paper. It is considered an academic paper because the authors are all affiliated with universities in New Brunswick and therefore it can be deduced that this research was conducted as part of their professional work. Furthermore, the paper includes in-text citations and a reference list at the end, adding to the academic nature of the report.
It does not explicitly state that it is peer-reviewed, however, it does list “received” “accepted” and “published” dates at the beginning of the paper. Furthermore, the journal in which it was published, Environmental Biology of Fishes, only accepts peer-reviewed articles, as stated on their website:
“All papers must undergo the normal peer-review process, which includes the possibility of rejection. This process will be handled by the guest editors within the online reviewing system. The Managing Editor will provide proper training to the guest editors as requested.” (Environmental Biology of Fishes: Submission Guidelines).
It is a research paper because it reports original research, and includes ‘results’ and ‘methods’ sections. It does not synthesize or review research from previous studies, therefore it is not a review paper.
References:
Andrews, S.N., Linnansaari, T., Curry, R.A., Leblanc, N.M. & Pavey, S.A. (2020). Winter ecology of striped bass (Morone saxatilis) near its northern limit of distribution in the Saint John River, New Brunswick.Environ Biol Fish 103, p 1343–1358. https://doi-org.ezproxy.tru.ca/10.1007/s10641-020-01027-x
Environmental Biology of Fishes: Submission Guidelines. [website]. Retrieved from: https://www-springer-com.ezproxy.tru.ca/journal/10641/submission-guidelines on December 30, 2020.
