Scholarly
Scholarly sources contribute a great deal to the overall quality of papers because of their level of authority and evident credibility. Use of scholarly sources is an expected attribute of academic course work.
Scholarly articles:
- Are written by and for faculty, researchers or scholars (chemists, historians, doctors, artists, etc.)
- Use scholarly or technical language
- Tend to be longer articles about research
- Include full citations for sources
- Are most often refereed or peer reviewed (articles are reviewed by an editor and other specialists before being accepted for publication)
- Have no or few advertisements
- Book reviews and editorials are not considered scholarly articles, even when found in scholarly journals
Popular Articles (Magazines)
- Are often written by journalists or professional writers for a general audience
- Use language easily understood by general readers
- Rarely give full citations for sources
- Written for the general public
- Tend to be shorter than journal articles
- May contain a lot of advertisements and photographs
- Not evaluated by experts
Primary, Secondary & Tertiary Sources. Written by Ward Saylor & Helen Hooper for Information and Research Support, within the Information Services program of the Academic Support Division at James Cook University, July, 2000.
http://cms.jcu.edu.au/libcomp/assist/guides/azguides/JCUPRD_030412
