Lana is writing her first empirical journal article. although she thinks she knows why she found the results she did, she also wants to mention some alternative explanations for her findings. in which section will she mention these alternative explanations?

Lana would mention her alternative explanations in the discussion section. This is because in empirical journal articles, the other sections are used to provide the facts of the research, including materials used, how the study was carried out, and what the results were.