Is an Article Scholarly or Popular? What Features Do They Have in Common? Both scholarly and popular...
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Is an Article Scholarly or Popular? What Features Do They Have in Common? Both scholarly and popular articles are found in publications known as ‘periodicals’
What Features Do They Have in Common? Both scholarly and
popular articles are found in publications known as periodicals
They have this name because they are usually published at regular
intervals (i.e. within a specified period of time) They are bound
together (or published online) with articles from other authors and
relate to specific topic or field of study
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Here are examples of covers of popular vs. scholarly
periodicals Popular MagazinesScholarly Journals What Differences
Can You Observe in Their Appearance?
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Features of Popular (Magazine or Newspaper) Articles A colorful
presentation or advertisements Written by journalists, professional
writers or staff writers for general audiences (in print or online)
Little jargon or technical language Shorter articles than in
professional journals Rarely include full citations to sources
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Features of Scholarly Articles Published in professional,
research, or academic journals (either in print or online) Rarely
with colorful presentation or ads Written by and for faculty,
researchers, and scholars in a particular field of study; they
often are affiliated with a research or academic institution
Formal, technical, or scientific language or jargon
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Compare the appearance of the first page of this article from a
scholarly journal (Child Development) to
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this complete article from a popular magazine (Time)
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More Features of Scholarly Articles Results of a research
project or study (often including methods and data) Refereed or
peer-reviewed (articles are evaluated by an editor and other
specialists in a field before being accepted for publication) Often
lengthy listings of sources with full citations
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Are All Scholarly Articles Peer-reviewed? Not necessarily!
There are many examples of high- quality articles in professional
journals which are not peer-reviewed
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Examples of Non-Peer Reviewed Publications Proceedings of
conferences, working papers, bulletins and news publications of an
organization Trade Journalsauthors may be experts in a field but
the articles usually are not peer-reviewed Some examples are:
Accounting Education News Community College Week Chemical Business
Bulletin of the AAUP (American Association of University
Professors) Bulletin of Mathematical Biology
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Other Non-Peer Reviewed Articles Book Reviews Editorials
Letters to the Editor Even though these types of articles often
appear in scholarly journals, they are not peer-reviewed
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How Do You Find Scholarly Articles? Individual articles may be
available through public search engines like Yahoo or Google,
HOWEVER-- The access provided by a college library or other
institution is essential for finding large collections of articles
online
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Indexes/Databases list screen shot On the Librarys Home page
(http://library.ccp.edu), click on Indexes and DatabasesNote: you
can also access the databases through MyCCP (http://my.ccp.edu
)http://library.ccp.eduhttp://my.ccp.edu
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Scroll down the alphabetical list of databases and click on
EBSCOhost
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Select a database or database group; for example: Academic
Search Complete
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Enter your search terms and limits on the search screen to find
scholarly articles
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Other Considerations Both magazine and journal articles can be
good sources for your work When selecting articles, think about how
you intend to use the information: Do you want background on a
topic new to you? (use magazines) Did your teacher say to cite
scholarly resources? (use academic journals) Often a combination of
the two will be most effective for undergraduate research
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Online Resources For additional information, consult the CCP
Library Guides for: EBSCOHost Citing Sources Is a Publication
Scholarly? These and other guides are available under at:
http://library.ccp.eduhttp://library.ccp.edu
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CREDITS Portions of this presentation were adapted from:
University of Arizona Library, Popular vs. Scholarly Articles Guide
(http://www.library.arizona.edu/help/tutorials/scholarly/guid
e.html)http://www.library.arizona.edu/help/tutorials/scholarly/guid
e.html Vanderbilt University Scholarly vs. Popular tutorial
[http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/peabody/tutorials/scholar
lyfree/http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/peabody/tutorials/scholar
lyfree/ California State University, Fullerton, Guide on using
historical sources,
(http://guides.library.fullerton.edu/historians_toolbox/unit4/t
utorial1/u4t1p4scholarly.htm)http://guides.library.fullerton.edu/historians_toolbox/unit4/t
utorial1/u4t1p4scholarly.htm