Empirical articles are reports of an expert's research, analysis, or review of a research topic. They are sometimes also referred to as scientific, academic, refereed, or peer-reviewed. Empirical articles usually have the following:
Check out this Anatomy of a Scholarly Article tutorial developed by North Carolina State University Libraries.
How to Read a Scientific Article is a handout written by Dr. Mary Purugganan and Dr. Jan Hewitt. It provides these steps on how to read a scholarly, scientific article: