Scholarly articles (published in print and/or online scholarly journals) are reviewed by experts in a process known as peer review before they are published. They are written for other scholars or experts.
Here is a list of different types of scholarly articles.
Other content you may find in scholarly journals:
Not sure if an article is scholarly or popular? Ulrichs has detailed information on more than 300,000 publications. Enter journal/magazine title in the search box and find your publication. Then, look for Academic/Scholarly in the Content Type field.
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View this chart from the UC Merced Library to determine if an article is scholarly or popular.
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