What is meant by “Scholarly" or "Scientific” Journal Articles?
Scholarly journals are periodicals for specialized readership (also known as peer reviewed or refereed journals)
- contain articles written by scholars or experts in a field of study, describing original research results
- articles are "peer reviewed" or "refereed," as a quality control mechanism
- articles have footnotes (or endnotes) and references
- give the affiliation of the authors (university, research institution),
- in the sciences and the social sciences each article also has an abstract.
Finding Scholarly Articles: Multiple Strategies
