Scholarly, academic, and peer-reviewed journals and articles are:
- Articles are written by and for faculty, researchers or scholars (chemists, historians, doctors, artists, etc.)
- Use scholarly or technical language
- Articles tend to be long and detailed, about research in a particular academic discipline
- Include full citations for sources
- Are often refereed or peer-reviewed
- Include information about the authors
- Are published by academic organizations
- Note: book reviews and editorials are not considered scholarly articles, even when found in scholarly journals