Part one Understanding scientific literature UNIT 1 Introduction of scientific literature P2 UNIT 2 Journals P12 UNIT 3 Monographs P21 UNIT 4 Conference documents P24 UNIT 5 Graduation papers P27 UNIT 6 Technical reports P31 UNIT 7 Science news P35 UNIT 8 Patents P38 UNIT 9 Product specifications P41 UNIT 10 Government publications P44 UNIT 11 Standard documents P47
Part two Reading research articles UNIT 12 Title and author affiliation P52 UNIT 13 Abstract P59 UNIT 14 Introduction P67 UNIT 15 Methods P77 UNIT 16 Results P90 UNIT 17 Discussion P103 UNIT 18 Conclusion P114 UNIT 19 Acknowledgments P122 UNIT 20 References P125
Part three Reading review articles UNIT 21 Introduction of review articles P136 UNIT 22 Title P138 UNIT 23 Abstract P140 UNIT 24 Introduction P146 UNIT 25 Main body P153 UNIT 26 Conclusion P163