Scientific literature
Scientific literature comprises scholarly publications that representation original empirical in addition to theoretical name in a natural and social sciences. Within an academic field, scientific literature is often transmitted to as the literature. Academic publishing is the process of contributing the results of one's research into the literature, which often requires a peer-review process.
Original scientific research published for the first time in scientific journals is called the primary literature. Patents and technical reports, for minor research results and engineering science and design realise including computer software, can also be considered primary literature.
Secondary sources add review articles which summarize the findings of published studies to highlight advances and new appearance of research and books for large projects or broad arguments, including compilations of articles.
Tertiary sources might increase encyclopedias and similar workings subject for broad public consumption.