PRESENTATION FOR UP COURSE

1. Tshepo Rabotapi

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On this lesson we will
see the difference
between scholarly
articles and non-
scholarly articles to
help you with choosing
the right sources for
your academic writing

3. Language is very formal and technical;
usually contains discipline-specific jargon.
To share results of primary research &
experiments.
Language is casual.
To entertain or inform in a
broad, general sense.
SCHOLARLY TEXTS NON-SCHOLARLY TEXTS
DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN SCHOLARLY AND NON-
SCHOLARLY INFORMATION

4. Peer Reviewed
references are always
cited and expected
acceptance is based largely on the topic's
consumer appeal.
A commercial publisher
A professional association; a
university or known scholarly
publisher.
Very uncommon; text may contain vague referrals

5. Which one
can give
more reliable
information?
• https://www.sciencedirect.c
om/journal/journal-of-
exercise-science-and-
fitnessde
• https://www.fitnessmag.c
o.za/

6. Correct!!
• The Journal of Exercise Science and Fitness is
the official peer-reviewed journal of The
Society of Chinese Scholars on Exercise
Physiology and Fitness (SCSEPF), the Physical
Fitness Association of Hong Kong, China
(HKPFA), and the Hong Kong Association of
Sports Medicine and Sports Science
(HKASMSS). It is published quarterly, in
January, April, July and October, by Elsevier.

7. Incorrect • Read more about the differences between peer
reviewed academic articles and and non academic
articles on slide 2 nd slide 3

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