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Non-academic scientific source
Kimmerer, R. W. 2020. Braiding Sweetgrass (2nd Hardcover Edition). Milkweed Editions, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Type of scientific information: Non-academic scientific source.
Written by an expert in the field
- Kimmerer is an ecology professor at SUNY-ESF
- This book isn’t affiliated with her institution but the subject of the book is the same as her professional work, and the book is included on her faculty bio
Has a bibliography
- pages 379-380 of the 2nd Hardcover Ed.
- Also has a note on page 378 about citations for oral history and storytelling
Does not have in-line citations
Because this book does not meet the requirements to be considered an academic source of scientific information (by not having in-line citations), but is still scientific writing (the subject of the book is traditional ecological knowledge, written by an expert in the field), I conclude that the book Braiding Sweetgrass is a non-academic scientific source.
Peer-reviewed academic scientific research.
Kimmerer, R. W. 2005 Patterns of Dispersal and Establishment of Bryophytes Colonizing Natural and Experimental Treefall Mounds in Northern Hardwood Forests. The Bryologist 108(3): 391-401
Type of scientific information: Peer-reviewed academic scientific research.
Written by an expert in the field
- Also written by Robin Wall Kimmerer, but this time explicitly affiliated with SUNY-ESF.
- her institution is printed below her name on the first page
Has in-text citations
Has a bibliography
Is peer-reviewed
- There is no acknowledgements section, but the paper’s timeline indicates several months passed between receipt and acceptance of the manuscript.
- The journal, The Bryologist, states that all submissions will undergo, at minimum, two peer reviews.
Is original research, not a review.
- The article has a methods and a results section
Because this article meets the requirements to be considered academic (written by an expert, and has both in-text citations and a bibliography), the journal says that all submissions are peer-reviewed, and the work presented is details of original research, I conclude that this scientific article is an academic, peer-reviewed, original research source of scientific information.
