Scholarly or not?

Scholarly or Not?

The article is written by academics for academics to read.

• Scholarly!

• Not Scholarly!

Scholarly or Not?

The article is published in a magazine that you can buy in a store.

• Scholarly!

• Not Scholarly!

Scholarly or Not?

The article contains an "abstract."

• Scholarly!

• Not scholarly!

Scholarly or Not?

The article took a long time (maybe years) to publish and was "peer-reviewed."

• Scholarly!

• Not scholarly!

Scholarly or Not?

The event the article covers happened within the last week.

• Scholarly!

• Not scholarly!

Scholarly or Not?

An article that appears in The Journal of American History.

• Scholarly!

• Not scholarly!

Scholarly or not?

The language used is very formal and contains lots of vocabulary specific to the field it is written in. (ex. scientific terms)

• Scholarly!

• Not scholarly!

Scholarly or Not?

The article is super short, maybe only a page or two.

• Scholarly!

• Not scholarly!

Scholarly or Not?

At the end of the article, there is a (very long) Works Cited (aka bibliography)

• Scholarly!

• Not Scholarly!

Scholarly or Not?

The article is written for the general public.

• Scholarly!

• Not Scholarly!