Q. What is the difference between scholarly and popular resources?

When you select articles for research, you may need to make a distinction between scholarly and popular material.

Scholarly sources, such as academic journals, are usually published by a university or academic press and contain research or specialized information. They frequently use peer-review as a method of selecting articles for publication.

Popular sources, such as magazines or newspapers, are usually commercial, written for a general audience and contain current news or information. They can include secondary commentaries on research.

For more details, see Scholarly or Popular?