For all of the literature that I have reviewed for this researching disability project, there seems to be two main writing styles.
The first style of text is a scientific research study. In this style, the author addresses the reader in an active voice, predominately using the words “we” and “our”. The basic structure is set up in distinct sections, including an abstract to introduce the general premise of the study, a background on the subject including a literature review, the actual design and method of the study, an analysis of the collected data, and finally a conclusion to review the results of the experiment and make further suggestions. For citations, the nutrition research studies that I have reviewed use AMA style. AMA citation style, which stands for American Medical Association, uses a numbering system for in-text citations. Each source referenced is labeled with a superscript number, placed outside of all punctuation marks, which refers to the number of the source in the works cited section. If multiple sources are cited, the superscript numbers are separated by commas.
The second style of text is less of a scientific study and more of a basic article. In this style authors are highly-qualified individuals, usually doctors or nutritionists, who address readers both directly and indirectly. Sometimes the authors use “you” to directly address the reader, but for the majority of the time the authors write without specifically referencing the readers. For citations, the same AMA style is used as in research studies.
The first style of text is a scientific research study. In this style, the author addresses the reader in an active voice, predominately using the words “we” and “our”. The basic structure is set up in distinct sections, including an abstract to introduce the general premise of the study, a background on the subject including a literature review, the actual design and method of the study, an analysis of the collected data, and finally a conclusion to review the results of the experiment and make further suggestions. For citations, the nutrition research studies that I have reviewed use AMA style. AMA citation style, which stands for American Medical Association, uses a numbering system for in-text citations. Each source referenced is labeled with a superscript number, placed outside of all punctuation marks, which refers to the number of the source in the works cited section. If multiple sources are cited, the superscript numbers are separated by commas.
The second style of text is less of a scientific study and more of a basic article. In this style authors are highly-qualified individuals, usually doctors or nutritionists, who address readers both directly and indirectly. Sometimes the authors use “you” to directly address the reader, but for the majority of the time the authors write without specifically referencing the readers. For citations, the same AMA style is used as in research studies.