Dataset for Manuscript: An analysis of form and function of a research article between and within publishers and journals

Dataset resulting from an article heading form and function analysis across 12 publishers including both research articles and non research articles. Our aim was to: (1) Identify each of the labelled sections used by research articles, define these sections based on their rhetorical function, and determine frequency of use; (2) Within the given dataset, determine all of the alternative labels used to identify these sections; (3) Determine whether these sections can be used to consistently determine, a) whether an article is a true research article, or b) whether an article is not a research article. Results indicated wide variability in the organization of research articles with 24 common sections, known by 186 different names both within and across publishing houses.