what are scholarly articles? what's peer-reviewed? what's a refereed article? and, why do i have to use those in my paper?
- a scholarly (or peer-reviewed or refereed) article is an article that was written by experts in a particular discipline. these types of articles are reviewed by other experts in the field before they are published. a few examples are the american journal of psychology, contemporary literature, and journal of nutrition, health, and aging.
why do i have to use scholarly articles in my paper?
- since scholarly articles have been reviewed by experts they are more reliable an credible than articles in popular resources.
- scholarly articles also introduce you to research methods and practices for your field.
- scholarly articles have bibliographies, which can often provide you with related articles to further expand your search.