Distinguishing Scholarly Journals

These resources can be used to help students understand and recognize scholarly journals.

Distinguishing Scholarly Journals from Other Periodicals [VIDEO]
Olin & Uris Libraries – Cornell University
http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/skill20.html

This site includes textand videos that assist students in identifying and finding scholarly journals. There is also material on how to distinguish scholarly journals from popular journals.

Identifying Scholarly Articles [VIDEO]
University of Wisconsin – Madison Library
http://www.library.wisc.edu/research-tips/videos/identifying-scholarly-articles.html

This short video walks the student through identifying a scholarly article by presenting a criteria and characteristics that are central to published academic scholarship.