The cientific text It is one that presents the development of an investigation or that addresses knowledge of some area of science and incorporates results, evidence and arguments to support them. For example: The origin of speciesby Charles Darwin.
The scientific text’s main objective is to transmit knowledge in a rigorous manner, so to develop the hypotheses and theories it exposes, it uses the scientific method. Likewise, it usually presents a technical, formal and objective language, since it is a type of informative text, which is also intended for an audience with certain training in a particular field of science.
This kind of text can be found in study manuals and specialized magazines, or be a publication in itself, either in the form of a book or an academic thesis.
Characteristics of scientific texts
- They always detail who the author is, and information about their specialty or position and a contact information are generally added.
- Its language is technical, which requires certain prior knowledge on the part of its receiver.
- They are objective and expository, and seek to transmit verifiable, clear and precise knowledge.
- In the case of articles from specialized journals, they must have the endorsement of a committee of experts before publication.
- They are usually the product of a series of experimental investigations.
- They detail the methods that were implemented during the investigations and the results obtained. Likewise, they must incorporate the bibliography that has been used in the work.
- They do not have a specific extension, but this depends on the type of publication in question.
Parts of a scientific text
- Title and authors. The title of a scientific text is usually as descriptive as possible regarding the topic to be addressed. Then the authors of the research must introduce themselves, often clarifying their position.
- Abstract. It is a short text in which a summarized version of the research work is given and the reader is explained what he will find in the article; sometimes, keywords are also incorporated that allow the text to be indexed in specialized databases.
- Introduction. It is the beginning of the article, which addresses the subject gradually, allowing the reader to locate himself in the matter and matter addressed. For that, an introduction usually goes from the general to the specific. In this part, many times the methods and materials that have been used for the investigation are incorporated.
- Developing. It is the “body” of the text, where the information is presented in an orderly manner and accompanied by graphics, tables or illustrative material that documents and supports the investigation.
- Conclution. It is the closing of the text, in which some elements of the development are taken up again to state the findings, deductions or the specific final results of the investigation.
- Bibliographic references. It is the section that includes the bibliography, that is, the detail of works consulted in the investigation (books, magazines, articles or essays).
Examples of scientific texts
- “The party as a memory in the re-configuration of territories and the collective imagination in the K’in Tajimol, a Maya-Tsotsil carnival, Autonomous Municipality of Polhó, Chiapas”, by Rocío Noemí Martínez González, in Journal of Rural Studies, num. 9 (2019).
- “Psychology as a science. Theoretical reflection essay with emphasis on Costa Rica”, by Cristina Paniagua Esquivel, in Wimb Lu, vol. 10, no. 1 (March 2015).
- “Evaluation of the impact of a control program for taeniasis-cysticercosis (Taenia solium)”, by Aline S. de Aluja, Raúl Suárez-Marín, Edda Sciuto-Conde et al., in Public Health of Mexico, vol. 56, no. 3 (May-June 2014).
- “Variation of the brightness of the sky background at the zenith with the phase and height of the Moon”, by Alejandro Sánchez de Miguel, Complutense University of Madrid.
- “The increase in the temperature of the planet in three graphs”, by Oriol Vidal, in The vanguard (March 25, 2021).
- “How is the notion of Latin American social science built from Scopus?”, by Claudio Díaz Herrera, in General Magazine of Information and Documentation, no. 28, vol. 2 (December 2018).
- “Astronomy in the secondary level curricular designs of the Argentine Republic”, by Néstor Eduardo Camino et al.in Physics Teaching Magazine, vol. 3 (2021).
- “Building knowledge in the digital age: challenges and reflections”, by Marta Marimon-Martí et al., in Distance Education Magazine, no. 69, vol. 22 (January 2022).
- “Nanoparticles: effects on human health and the environment”, by Sofía Navarro-Espinoza et al., in epistemus, no. 30, vol. 15 (2021).
- “Ecological impact of forest fires”, by Jorge de las Heras Ibáñez et al. (January 1991).
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