Scholarly Journals vs. Non-Scholarly Journals
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Intent + Audience
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Articles that are intended for other scholars in the field, usually peer reviewed or refereed (checked by other scholars or experts) |
Articles intended for a broad audience for entertainment or general information, not reviewed by a panel of scholars
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Author
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An author who is affiliated with a university or who is widely respected in their field |
A journalist affiliated with the magazine or an unnamed writer, usually a non-specialist
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Publisher + Appearance
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A University Press, scholarly publisher or professional publisher, usually with a simple appearance and limited or no advertising |
A commercial publisher that features limited text and a lot of adverting on glossy paper
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References + Bibliography |
Includes abstracts, a methodology, footnotes or endnotes, and a bibliography (usually somewhat lengthy) of cited sources |
Do not necessarily include a list of cited sources in the article |
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Journal Examples |
Art Documentation, Oxford Art Journal, Cabinet, October
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Time, Vogue, The New Yorker
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Check Ulrichsweb.com 
to find out publisher information. Ulrichsweb is an easy to search source of detailed information on more than 300,000 periodicals (also called serials) of all types: academic and scholarly journals, e-journals, peer-reviewed titles, popular magazines, newspapers, newsletters, and more.
If you type in “Art History” and click on “Refereed/Peer-reviewed” you will get a list of all scholarly journals. You may also limit by format “Academic/Scholarly.”
Read What Is a Scholarly Journal? Library page for further information.
