Article no 1

Female Gaming, Gaming Addiction, and the Role of Women Within Gaming Culture: A
Narrative Literature Review.

Why is it an academic article?

a. The structure and content
- A short abstract.
- A clear structure - Introduction, Main Body, Results, Discussion.
- Reference list at the end of the paper.
- Paragraphs separated clearly with titles.
- Variety of quotations and references used within the text.
- Use of tables and graphs.
b. The language.
- An academic formal vocabulary used; investigate, include, analyse, indicate, it
does appear that etc.
- Passive sentences - the paper is not subjective or written in a way that would
emphasise on authors’ opinions.
c. Information about the paper.
- Journal DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00454
- Front. Psychiatry, 10 July 2019
- Clear Authors

Article no 2
Association Between Adolescent Internet Gaming and Adult Problematic Web-Based
Board Gaming.

Similarly, the first article’s characteristics repeat throughout this paper. From the structure,
and clear separation into introduction, methods, etc and clearly spaced paragraphs, to formal,
academic vocabulary, passive sentences and use of tables, as well as DOI and the list of
authors.