Research papers should be selected from the Scientific Journals that have articles on Macro, Micro and Ultra-Trace minerals. Only primary research articles should be used. No books or review papers will be accepted. Please do not quote magazines and newspapers. Use only the most recent issues, 2012 to date. The research paper needs to be divided into the following sections:
Introduction, Objective, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
The paper should be typed, double-spaced and not exceed 10 pages.
A minimum of 15 references need to be cited throughout the paper, listed in the back.
All references need to be original research papers (NO REVIEWS). Read review papers to see how to write one; however, reviews and metanalyses should not be used as your MAIN sources, since a review paper gives interpretation and conclusion unique to the authors writing it. HOWEVER, reviews can be used a supplementary sources for the literature review and/or discussion.
Use AMA citation style.
You need to provide your own interpretation and conclusion based on the papers you are quoting. You can also check the review papers on your topic; however, they cannot be a part of your 15 references.
