Articles in scholarly journals go through a "peer review" process.
The cost of journals has increased exponentially, with some biology journals costing thousands of dollars. This is a huge obstacle to spreading new scientific knowledge. In response, online open access journals began appearing with articles free to read and re-use. Check out Open Access Explained! [8:23] where "science spreads and increases best when there are no restrictions to access."
The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) contains thousands of peer-reviewed open access journals.
Scholarly communication in the biological sciences involves an ongoing conversation within communities of research scientists and practitioners. This scholarship generates new insights and discoveries over time. Much of this scholarship is published in scientific journals.
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As you delve into the conversation through literature reviews and discussions with your instructors and fellow students, consider:
1. In this example, Hoban et al. (2020) wrote an original article in Biological Conservation, inspired by an article published by Laike et al. (2020) in Science. Hoban et al. discuss the use of a population size lower than 500 as one indicator to define a population at high genetic risk.