Empirical articles detail original research/studies that have been done.
Some of the major components of empirical articles include the following:
Abstract, Introduction, Method, Results, Discussion, References
Locating Empirical Articles in APA PsycINFO
Use the "Methodology" limiter to select: EMPIRICAL STUDY
Locating Empirical Articles in ERIC
Use the "Publication Type" limiter to select: Reports - Research
Locating Empirical Articles in Other Databases
Use terms such as: study, research, empirical, methods, methodology, research design, survey, data, results
Please remember to use OR between your combination of terms. For example, you may enter the following in one search box:
study OR research OR empirical
research OR methods OR data OR results