Scholarly journals are also known as academic journals. They focus on a particular field and contain articles written by experts in that field. Scholarly or academic publications publish research and updates of importance specific to that subject. For example, the publication Pediatric Nursing contains research studies written by pediatric nurses on topics related to their practice.
A related publication is a scholarly "peer-reviewed" journal. Peer-reviewed journal articles have gone through an extra level of oversight by fellow experts in the field to review accuracy and the use of proper research methods.
Psychology Today would not be considered a scholarly journal and it is not peer reviewed. It is more of a popular magazine, like for example, Time Magazine. It does however, have credible sources, and most instructors would agree that it is an acceptable source for a paper. You might want to check with your instructor to make sure.
If you want to limit your search to just scholarly journals:
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Go to the library home page, book.matc.edu and type your search term into the One Search box (Search All Library Material With One Search)
- On the results page, on the left side-bar, you can click the source type "Academic Journals" to limit just to scholarly journals
- If your assignment specifically calls for just peer-reviewed journals, you can limit by that too. See our FAQ on on how to find peer-reviewed articles for more information.
- See our guide Article Source Types: Scholarly, Academic, Peer-reviewed & Other Sources for more information about the difference between source types
- See our guides How to Find a Journal Article guide and Searching Tips if you need help searching for articles.
