Is it scholarly?
An article is typically considered scholarly if it has the following items:
- Author names and credentials
- The author(s) list their degrees and university or research affiliations.
- Abstract
- Summarizes the articles content.
- Methods
- Can also appear as Methodology, Research Methods, etc. This section describes the methods used by the authors to collect data.
- Findings
- Can also appear as Data Analysis, Analysis, Results, etc. This section analyzes the collected data.
- Conclusion
- A summary of the findings.
- Reference List