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学術文献

English translation: literature, the literature

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Japanese term or phrase:学術文献
English translation:literature, the literature
Entered by: Andrew Wille (X)

09:07 May 25, 2004
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Science - Science (general) / Knowledge Management research
Japanese term or phrase: 学術文献
On alc.co.jp this translates as 'professional literature' - are there any other acceptable phrases? This doesn't seem to fit with my source material.

Could I say research literature or similar? The readers of the 学術文献 are members of a research laboratory. I don't know what they are researching.
Thanks,
Kurt Hammond
United States
Local time: 06:55
literature/the literature
Explanation:
I would personally use "literature" or "the literature", and consider adding "academic" or "scientific" etc. depending on the case. I mean if it is a paper about a scientific topic then I would avoid stating SCIENTIFIC literature because it should be obvious to the reader. However, if my paper is say about engineering but considers work that is generally outside the field, then I would specify the different field.

Some examples from the net:
Literature on Payment Systems (PS) in health reviews theory and evidence on the impact of different PS on providers.

Review of the literature shows that some authors have found an inhibition by fluoride of various steps of thyroid hormone biosynthesis in animal experiments.
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Andrew Wille (X)
Local time: 22:55
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Summary of answers provided
5Scientific references
Valentina Matone
4 +1academic literature/document
Mariko Kobayashi
1 +3bibliography, the literature
Maynard Hogg
4literature/the literature
Andrew Wille (X)


  

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学術文献
bibliography, the literature


Explanation:
You didn't provide the context, but in research papers the "professional" bit is superfluous.


    Reference: http://www.albany.edu/~knee/wolf.html
Maynard Hogg
Canada
Local time: 06:55
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  Akihiro Yamada
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agree  yumom
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agree  ykamada
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
学術文献
Scientific references


Explanation:
What about "scientific references/literature"? It sounds good.
Example:
画像と解説は学術文献の参考とはなりません。
The image and its caption should not be referenced in the scientific literature.
(taken from the link below)


    Reference: http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~masamich/mgs/moc_img/6_12_98_col...
Valentina Matone
Local time: 15:55
Native speaker of: Italian
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
学術文献
academic literature/document


Explanation:
according Kenkyusha Online Dictionary, 学術論文 is "academic essay" (paper) and 文献 is "literature; documentary records; documents." Since 学術 can include Arts, I think "academic" is more suitable than "scientific"

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Note added at 1 hr 8 mins (2004-05-25 10:15:19 GMT)
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Of course I meant to say:
According to ....


    Reference: http://kod.kenkyusha.co.jp
Mariko Kobayashi
Australia
Local time: 23:55
Native speaker of: Japanese

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agree  Andreas Yan
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
学術文献
literature/the literature


Explanation:
I would personally use "literature" or "the literature", and consider adding "academic" or "scientific" etc. depending on the case. I mean if it is a paper about a scientific topic then I would avoid stating SCIENTIFIC literature because it should be obvious to the reader. However, if my paper is say about engineering but considers work that is generally outside the field, then I would specify the different field.

Some examples from the net:
Literature on Payment Systems (PS) in health reviews theory and evidence on the impact of different PS on providers.

Review of the literature shows that some authors have found an inhibition by fluoride of various steps of thyroid hormone biosynthesis in animal experiments.


    Reference: http://www.eldis.org/healthsystems/delivery/
    Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&d...
Andrew Wille (X)
Local time: 22:55
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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