Academic 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
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,
by Alan Turing. One of the most influential papers written on artificial intelligence, and the origin of the idea of the Turing Test. []
