Popular Vs Scholarly
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Articles in scholarly journals vs. popular magazines: How to tell the difference Professors often require you to use scholarly articles for research papers, rather than
general-interest magazine articles. This chart will help you identify appropriate articles for university-level assignments.
Scholarly
Purpose: why was the article written?
Audience: who was the article written for?
Author: who wrote the article?
Common Characteristics:
Popular
Report original research Review previously published studies In-depth analysis of a specific topic
Entertainment Current awareness Summarize topics
Students, scholars, researchers, other experts
General public
Researchers, academics Always named
Journalists Sometimes named
Describe research methodologies Include footnotes, bibliographies, references Often have charts, graphs, & tables of statistics Published quarterly or annually Peer reviewed by an editorial board
Usually short articles Non-technical language Advertisements Photos Published daily, weekly, or monthly Proofread by editors
Peer reviewed articles are evaluated and accepted by a panel of recognized experts in a field before being published. When in doubt, Google the name of the journal and visit its website to find out if it’s peer-reviewed. Or ask a librarian!
Fall 2009
Megan Fitzgibbons, Liaison Librarian [email protected]
general-interest magazine articles. This chart will help you identify appropriate articles for university-level assignments.
Scholarly
Purpose: why was the article written?
Audience: who was the article written for?
Author: who wrote the article?
Common Characteristics:
Popular
Report original research Review previously published studies In-depth analysis of a specific topic
Entertainment Current awareness Summarize topics
Students, scholars, researchers, other experts
General public
Researchers, academics Always named
Journalists Sometimes named
Describe research methodologies Include footnotes, bibliographies, references Often have charts, graphs, & tables of statistics Published quarterly or annually Peer reviewed by an editorial board
Usually short articles Non-technical language Advertisements Photos Published daily, weekly, or monthly Proofread by editors
Peer reviewed articles are evaluated and accepted by a panel of recognized experts in a field before being published. When in doubt, Google the name of the journal and visit its website to find out if it’s peer-reviewed. Or ask a librarian!
Fall 2009
Megan Fitzgibbons, Liaison Librarian [email protected]
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