Scholarly journals are also called academic, peer-reviewed, or refereed journals. Strictly speaking, peer-reviewed journals refer only to those scholarly journals that submit articles to several other scholars, experts, or academics (peers) in the field for review and comment. These reviewers must agree that the article represents properly conducted original research or writing before it can be published.
Adapted from Olin Library Reference, Research & Learning Services, Cornell University Library
Once you run a search with OneSearch, you can filter your results list to show ONLY peer-reviewed articles. Click the Scholarly Journals filter on the left-hand side of your results, as shown below, and then hit the Apply Filters button to reduce your results to only peer-reviewed, or scholarly journal, articles.
Beware: Reviews of books or articles in Scholarly Journals may be tagged as peer-reviewed, and show up in your scholarly journals filtered list, but reviews do not include original research and are typically not accepted as research material.
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| About | Popular magazine and newspaper articles do not undergo peer review. The purpose of these publications is to provide general information, entertain, and sometimes sell products. Use popular interest journals if you only require general information about a topic. Do not expect to find substantial detail or in-depth analysis. | Scholarly journals are often refereed to as peer-reviewed, academic or refereed journals. They contain articles that have undergone a review process by selected experts in the field before being accepted for publication. The purpose of these journals is to report or make research available to the scholarly world. Use scholarly journals if you need verifiable and highly credible information. |
| Appearance | Eye-catching cover Pictures and illustrations in color Glossy paper |
Usually plain cover May contain graphs, charts or case studies Plain paper |
| Audience | Non-professionals, general public Written in non-technical language |
Professors, scholars, researchers, or students Written in the technical language of the field |
| Authors | Journalists or professional writers | Researchers, scholars, faculty |
| Content |
Personality/celebrity, news, and general interest articles |
Report original research, discoveries, or experimentation on specific topics Publish research projects, their methodology, and significance Articles written by contributing authors, with institution indicated |
| Advertisements | Many | Few or none |
| Reviewers | Reviewed by editors | Reviewed by editors, peers, and referees |
| Publisher | Commercial | Professional associations, academic institutions, commercial publisher |
| Frequency | Published on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis | Published on a monthly, quarterly, or annual basis |
| Documentation | Few or no bibliographic references | Bibliographic references (footnotes, end notes, etc.) |
| Examples |
People Los Angeles Times |
Journal of Food Science and Technology |