Scholarly journals are peer-reviewed publications written by specialists and scholars in a field. They contain original research, results, and scholarship that has been reviewed by editorial boards or other scholars before publication. Citations are included in-text and a bibliography or footnotes are provided to cite sources in the standardized format for that journal, such as APA or MLA style.

1. Guide to Scholarly Articles

2. For many course assignments, you will
be required to use scholarly journals.

3. “Scholarly Journals” are also called:
• “Academic” Journals
• “Peer-Reviewed” Journals
• “Refereed” Journals
Scholarly journals are often "refereed" before
publication by an editorial board or outside scholars

4. Scholars, researchers, or students in the field

5. Written by specialists and scholars
Often include author's credentials

7. Original research results and scholarship
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10. Usually published

11. Citations are cited in-text
Includes a bibliography and/or footnotes
Example of in-text citations (APA):
According to Jones (1998), "Students often had difficulty using
APA style, especially when it was their first time" (p. 199).
Example of bibliography record (APA):
Calfee, R. C., & Valencia, R. R. (1991). APA guide to
preparing manuscripts for journal publication.
Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.