Scholarly and Non-Scholarly Periodicals: How Do They Differ?
Periodicals (journals and magazines) are important sources for upto-date information in all disciplines. But before using any of them it is essential to understand the level of scholarship that your chosen publication provides. Success of your paper may depend on your ability to distinguish between scholarly (journals) and non-scholarly (magazines)periodicals. How Do They Differ? Periodical literature can be divided into four groups: Scholarly • Scholarly journals usually have a sober, serious look. They are mostly text-oriented, but might be accompanied by graphs, tables and charts. • “Journal,” “Transactions,” “Proceedings,” or “Quarterly” may be part of a title. • Articles always cite their sources using footnotes and/or a bibliography. • Articles are written by an expert in the field and usually reviewed by peers for accuracy prior to publication. • Scholarly journals tend to use specific terminology, required by the field of knowledge they represent. In order to fully understand t
