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Vossler, Joshua; Watts, John; and Hodge, Tim, "What is a Scholarly Article?" (2011). Kimbel Library First Year Experience Instructional Videos. 9.
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/kimbel-library-instructional-videos/9
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A scholarly periodical requires that each article submitted for publication be judged by an independent panel of experts (scholarly or scientific peers). Articles not approved by a majority of these peers are not accepted for publication by the journal. Peer-reviewed articles are generally considered to be scholarly and reliable resources.
How do I tell the difference between scholarly articles, popular articles, and trade articles?
A table below shows the differences between scholarly journals, magazines, and professional/trade journals.
| Scholarly Journals | Magazines | Professional/Trade Journals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Written by | scholars / researchers | journalists | journalists / industry experts |
| Written for | professors, students | general public | people who work in that field |
| Looks like | mostly text, may have charts and graphs | glossy covers, many advertisements, and photographs | glossy covers and industry specific ads |
| Articles | contains original search/analysis usually signed by the author long articles written in scholarly/technical lang. contain bibliographies peer-reviewed |
info about current events, trends, pop culture not always signed by the author short articles written for general reader no bibliographies not peer-reviewed |
report on industry news & trends not always signed by author short articles written in tech lang. specific to industry may be bibliographies could be peer-reviewed |
| Examples | Studies in Short Fiction, Journal of Chemical Education |
Time, Newsweek, Ladies Home Journal |
RN, Accounting Review, Library Journal |
