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+---
+
+title: "[Full paper title]"
+
+authors: ["Author 1", "Author 2", "etc"]
+
+year: [Publication year]
+
+journal: "[Journal name]"
+
+volume: "[Vol. number]"
+
+issue: "[Issue number]"
+
+pages: "[Page range]"
+
+doi: "[DOI number]"
+
+url: "[Direct URL to access paper]"
+
+tags: ["academic", "paper", "[field]", "[specific subtopic]"]
+
+research_question: "[Exact question/objective as stated by authors]"
+
+significance: "[Why this research matters in 1-2 specific sentences]"
+
+keywords: ["Keyword 1", "Keyword 2", "etc"]
+
+citation: "[Complete citation in APA/MLA format]"
+
+---
+
+## 1. Key Arguments & Evidence
+
+- **Argument 1**: [Specific claim made by authors] ([p.X])
+    - Evidence: [Concrete data, statistics, or examples supporting this claim] ([p.X])
+    - Methodology used: [Specific methods used to gather this evidence] ([p.X])
+    - Theoretical basis: [Named theory or framework] ([Author Year, p.X])
+- **Argument 2**: [Continue with same detailed format]
+- **Argument 3**: [Add as many as needed with same detailed format]
+
+## 2. Methodology Details
+
+- **Research design**: [Exact type - e.g., "longitudinal cohort study" not just "quantitative"] ([p.X])
+- **Data collection methods**: [Specific techniques used - e.g., "semi-structured interviews using protocol X"] ([p.X])
+- **Sample characteristics**: [Exact details - e.g., "128 participants: 64 female, 64 male, ages 18-35, from University X"] ([p.X])
+- **Key variables**: [Named variables with operational definitions] ([p.X])
+- **Analytical techniques**: [Specific statistical tests or qualitative approaches with software used] ([p.X])
+- **Ethical considerations**: [Any ethics committee approvals or considerations mentioned] ([p.X])
+
+## 3. Substantive Findings
+
+- **Primary finding**: [Most significant result with exact statistics/p-values/effect sizes] ([p.X])
+- **Secondary findings**: [Additional results with specific data points] ([p.X])
+- **Unexpected results**: [Any surprising outcomes with authors' explanations] ([p.X])
+- **Null findings**: [What didn't work or wasn't supported] ([p.X])
+- **Limitations acknowledged**: [Specific constraints identified by authors] ([p.X])
+
+## 4. Scholarly Context
+
+- **Builds on**: [[Author Year]] - [Named works this paper extends] ([p.X])
+- **Contradicts**: [[Author Year]] - [Specific research this challenges] ([p.X])
+- **Resolves**: [Specific debates this settles] ([p.X])
+- **Theoretical framework**: [Named theory/framework the paper operates within] ([p.X])
+- **Research gap addressed**: [Explicit gap identified by authors] ([p.X])
+
+## 5. Key Quotes
+
+- **Central argument**: "[Direct quote]" ([p.X])
+- **Methodology**: "[Direct quote]" ([p.X])
+- **Main finding**: "[Direct quote]" ([p.X])
+- **Implications**: "[Direct quote]" ([p.X])
+- **Future research**: "[Direct quote]" ([p.X])
+
+## 6. Explicit Recommendations & Applications
+
+- **Direct recommendations**: [List all specific recommendations made by authors] ([p.X])
+- **Policy implications**: [Any policy changes suggested] ([p.X])
+- **Practice implications**: [How practitioners should change behavior] ([p.X])
+- **Industry applications**: [Business or commercial applications] ([p.X])
+- **Educational implications**: [Teaching or learning applications] ([p.X])
+- **Future research directions**: [Specific suggestions for further study] ([p.X])
+
+## 7. Critical Reference Mapping
+
+- [[Author Year]] - [Title] ([p.X in reviewed paper]) - [Precise role in paper's argument]
+- [[Author Year]] - [Title] ([p.X in reviewed paper]) - [Precise role in paper's argument]
+- [[Author Year]] - [Title] ([p.X in reviewed paper]) - [Precise role in paper's argument]
+
+## 8. Personal Research Notes
+
+- **Relevance to my work**: [Specific ways this connects to your research]
+- **Methods I could adapt**: [Specific techniques that could be applied]
+- **Gaps I could address**: [How your work might extend this research]
+- **Potential citations**: [Where in your own writing you might cite this]
+- **Related papers in vault**: [[Paper 1]], [[Paper 2]]
+- **Related concepts**: [[Concept 1]], [[Concept 2]]