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Your professor will give greater authoritative weight to an article on the Maya published in the scholarly journal American Anthropologist . . .
than to an article on the same topic published in the National Geographic.
Why?
Because in academia an article is not considered authoritative unless it is:
• written by experts
• documented with references
• evaluated by experts
Scholarly articles are written by experts in the field and are usually affiliated with a university or research institution.
Examine your article.
Does it list an author or authors?
Does it list the author’s affiliations and/or credentials?
The author’s affiliation mightappear at the top or bottom of the first page or at the end of the article.
Some scholarly articles may not indicate affiliation or credentials
Examine your article.
Is it accompanied by references?
They are usually found at the end of the article.
To be considered scholarly,
articles must be evaluated
by experts.
This process is called
“peer-review.”
Peer-review means that. . .
experts in the field evaluate it to determine whether it is worthy of publication.
Peer-reviewers base their
evaluation on:
• Contribution to new ideas• Originality of research• Current interest
How can I tell if the
periodical is a peer-reviewed journal?
Google the periodical website. It will state whether it is peer-reviewed in its submission policy.
Or. . . ask your professor or a librarian.
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