Articles in scholarly journals typically go through a peer-review process, i.e. they are reviewed by the scholar's peers to determine whether it is a high quality piece of work. In addition, scholarly publications:
- Are written by experts in the field
- Are written for other researchers/scholars
- Use terms and language that are discipline-specific
- Usually include citations and a bibliography of cited sources
- May include graphs, charts, etc. related to the topic
- Are published by a professional organization or society, university, research center, or scholarly press
Examples include Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and Child Development. Emory libraries subscribe to thousands of scholarly journals.