Blog Post 2: Sources of Scientific Information

Source: Elisa T. Granato, Thomas A. Meiller-Legrand, Kevin R. Foster, The Evolution and Ecology of Bacterial Warfare, Current Biology, Volume 29, Issue 11, 2019, Pages R521-R537, ISSN 0960-9822, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2019.04.024. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982219304221)

Classification: Academic, peer-reviewed review material

Justification:

Does the information source have all the following characteristics?

1. Written by an expert in the field?

2. Include in-text citations?

3. Contain a bibliography?

  

Therefore, this is an academic source.

Has the source been reviewed by at least 1 referee before publication?

Yes. The journal states that its articles are peer-reviewed and they describe details of the peer review process. Although there are no revision and acceptance dates listed, the “Acknowledgements” section thanks several people for their comments on the manuscript. Therefore, this source is peer-reviewed.

Does the source report results of a field or lab study completed by the authors?

No. This is a review article as the “Methods” and “Results” sections are not present.

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