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Scholarly journals

Researchers in international studies publish articles in many different scholarly journals. These articles provide analysis, synthesis, and interpretation of events.

How do you tell the difference between a scholarly journal and a popular magazine?

 

Magazines

Scholarly journals

Audience

General public

Scholars, professionals, students

Articles written by

Reporters, other writers

Scholars

Articles reviewed and selected by

Editors

Editors and referees

Content

News, overviews

Research, scholarly essays

Documentation

Usually no footnotes or lists of references

Footnotes and lists of references

Examples

Newsweek, US News and World Report

Journal of Asian Studies

What if you are looking at an article in a database and can't tell if it's a scholarly journal?

  • Does the article identify the author as a professor or researcher? (Look at the beginning or end of the article)

  • Does the article have footnotes and/or bibliography?

  • If you're still in doubt, ask a librarian for help.

Scholarly journals are also called refereed journals or peer-reviewed journals. This means that when researcher submits an article, it is read by several scholars in the same discipline as the author, who will accept the article, reject it, or make suggestions for changes.

Here are some examples of scholarly journals in international studies:

How do you find scholarly journal articles on your topic?
Historical Abstracts is the best database to use for SIS201. For other databases, see Selected Resources for SIS201.

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