Scholarly journals are written by experts in a particular field or discipline and their purpose is to advance the ongoing body of work within their discipline. These articles might present original research data and findings, or take a position on a key question within the field.
Scholarly journals are oftentimes peer-reviewed or refereed. A peer-reviewed or refereed article has gone through a process where other scholars in the author’s field or discipline critically assess a draft of the article.
Please keep in mind that not all scholarly journals go through the peer-review process. However, it is safe to assume that a peer-reviewed journal is also scholarly. In short, “scholarly” means the article was written by an expert for an audience of other experts, researchers, or students. Peer-reviewed takes it one step further and means the article was reviewed and critiqued by the author’s peers who are experts in the same subject area.
Some peer-reviewed journals available from Trinity include (with the database they are located in):
Below are some great places to begin your research for scholarly journal articles (as well as eBooks) on your topics: