An annotated bibliography is a list of sources accompanied by a brief (3-7 sentence) summary of each. Summaries should be written in paragraph form and explain how each article relates to your given topic. It is important to note that summaries should be in your own words in order to avoid plagiarism.
A summary is a brief synopsis highlighting the main ideas of your article. For the purpose of your assigment, you will summarize each section of the paper: Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion / Conclusions, and Broader Implications.
When writing summaries, it is imporatant to make sure you write in your own words to avoid unintentional plagiarism. One way to prevent it is to read a section, then write down the main ideas. That said, if you do take notes as you go along, be sure to paraphrase. Direct copying or copy & pasting can make it easy to blur the line between your work and the author's. You can find more information about summaries and paraphrasing here: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/563/1/
Your citations should be in the style of Journal of Experimental Biology. Think of it as following a formula - you just need to put the parts (journal, article title, authors, etc.) in the right places. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Online-only journal
Eitel M, Francis WR, Varoqueaux F, et al. 2018. Comparative genomics and the nature of placozoan species. Plos Biology 16, e2005359.
Print and online journal
Smith K, Dodson M, Santos S, Gast R, Rogerson A, Sullivan B, Moss AG. 2007. Pentapharsodinium tyrrhenicum is a parasitic dinoflagellate of the ctenophore Mnemiopsis Leidyi. Journal of Phycology 43, 37–37.
Tamm S, Moss A. 1985. Unilateral Ciliary Reversal and Motor-Responses During Prey Capture by the Ctenophore Pleurobrachia. Journal of Experimental Biology 114, 443–461.
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Your bibliography does not have to be formatted in a specific style. However, it is important that it is consistent throughout. Think of it as following a formula - you just need to put the parts (journal, article title, authors, etc.) in the right places. Additionally, per Dr. Graze, the style should include all authors (i.e., should not use et al. or ...).
Two simple options are to: 1) pick one of the styles available in Google Scholar to copy and paste references; 2) use a citation manager like Zotero or Endnote and directly add references into your document. Neither of these methods is foolproof, so it is important to check for errors!
