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Research in the Social Sciences (Flex 2015)

WHAT IS A SCHOLARLY ARTICLE?

Scholarly articles are written and reviewed by experts in the field.  They include a lot of research and data and  an extensive works cited list the.  They are published in scholarly, peer-reviewed journals.

Popular articles are written by professional writers or journalists for a general audience.  They are not reviewed by experts in the field, and they rarely include a works cited list.

 

Anatomy of a Scholarly Article