đAcademic Journals
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Academic journals (sometimes called scholarly journals) are where academic (or scholarly) articles are published. Academic articles are:
written by academics (often a professor or scholar at a university)
include original research
follow a formal structure
employ an academic writing style
use citations and references
are peer-reviewed
| Feature | Popular Sources | Semi-Academic Sources | Academic Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
Purpose | Entertain and inform a general audience | Inform with more depth than popular sources; not as detailed as academic | Advances scholarship with original research and in-depth analysis |
Audience | General public; MYP Students | Interested non-experts; MYP Students | Scholars and researchers in the field; DP Students |
Authors | Journalists | Journalists with subject expertise | Academics |
Review Process | Editorial review | Editorial review | Peer Review |
Language/Tone | Informal and accessible | More formal than popular sources, but less jargon than academic | Formal and technical, with discipline-specific jargon |
Other | Ads | Ads | No Ads. |
Publication Schedule | Daily, Weekly, Monthly | Daily, Weekly, Monthly | Monthly, Quarterly, Yearly |
References | Rarely cite sources | May include some citations and references | Extensive citations and references |
Examples | South China Morning Post, Teen Vogue | New Scientist, Psychology Today, The Economist | The Lancet, Nature, |
Computing Machinery and Intelligence by Alan Turing. One of the most influential papers written on artificial intelligence, and the origin of the idea of the Turing Test. [Cited 22851 times]
