RADP 100

Scholarly articles are known by many names including:

• Scholarly, peer-reviewed articles
• Academic articles
• Peer-reviewed journal articles

Whatever you call them, they share these common features:

• Written by academics (people with advanced degrees like PhDs) 
• Published in academic journals
• Peer-reviewed 

Watch the following video by NC State University Libraries for a quick explanation of how journal articles go through peer-review. 

As you read scholarly articles, you'll notice that they often share similarities in terms of layout and organization. 

Check out NCSU Library's Anatomy of a Scholarly Article to explore an interactive map highlighting and become familiar with common parts of scholarly articles.