What Is a Scholarly Article?

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What Is a Scholarly Article?
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• The subject of a scholarly article is based on
  original research.

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What is original research?

• New ideas
• New solutions to problems
• New interpretations of
• literary works
• historical events

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• Other types of scholarly articles
• Review the literature on a topic in order to
  summarize a related body of research findings.
• Present a new method of collecting data.

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• All scholarly articles have two things in common
• Authors construct an argument that is based on
  evidence.
• Authors cite the evidence used in their
  articles.

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Thesis Homosexuals do a poor job of raising
healthy, well socialized children.
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• Who writes original research?
• Experts in the field of study

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• Original research
• supports or refutes existing theories
• advances new theories

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articles have gone through a rigorous process of
peer review before being accepted for publication
in a journal
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The authors affiliation might appear 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
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• Scholarly articles use cited references.

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• Examine your article. Is it accompanied by
  references?

• They are usually found at the end of the article.

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• How do references work?

• Authors cite references to support their
  statements.

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• The use of valid references increases the
  credibility and reliability of the article.

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Example of a cited reference
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• Additional characteristics of scholarly articles

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• Scholarly articles are
• peer-reviewed, which
• means they are. . .

• evaluated by experts in the field to determine
  weather they are worthy of publication.

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• Generally, scholarly articles contain no ads.

• If there are ads, they are announcements for new
  books or professional conferences.

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Characteristics of a Scholarly Article
Written by experts, scholars, researchers, practitioners
Accompanied by cited references
Peer-reviewed
Contains no commercial advertisements
Assumes a level of knowledge in the field
Written is a formal style