Scholarly vs Popular
What is a Scholarly Article?
- Written by researchers or scholars, considered experts
- Contains original research and analysis
- Written for other experts
- Goal is to add new knowledge and communicate ideas
- Uses discipline specific or technical language
- Contains a bibliography
- Almost always has an abstract, methods section, and/or literature review
- May be peer-reviewed
Scholarly vs Popular
- Scholarly:
- original research, written by researchers, substantial bibliography
- Popular:
- based on original research, written by magazine staff, no bibliography
- Grey or trade:
- industry specific, written by practitioners, may have footnotes or bibliography
- All three have a purpose to readers!
