Popular vs Scholarly

Are written by and for faculty, researchers, or scholars.

• scholarly article

• popular article

Use language easily understood by general readers.

• scholarly article

• popular article

Uses scholarly or technical language.

• scholarly article

• popular article

Tend to be longer articles about research.

• scholarly article

• popular article

Are often written by journalists or professional writers for a general audience.

• scholarly article

• popular article

Rarely give full citations for sources.

• scholarly article

• popular article

Include full citations for sources.

• scholarly article

• popular article

Tend to be shorter than journal articles.

• scholarly article

• popular article

Are often refereed or peer reviewed.

• scholarly article

• popular article

Examples: Journal of Politics, Philosophical Quarterly, World Politics, Human Biology.

• scholarly article

• popular article