What are scholarly sources?

What is a scholarly journal article?

Scholarly journals are publications where scholars share the results of their research. Like a magazine, each issue of a scholarly journal contains a collection of articles on different topics.

Scholarly journals are also known as:

• academic journals
• peer-reviewed journals

Browse a sample scholarly journal

• Psychological Bulletin is the name of this journal.
• Every four months, a new issue of Psychological Bulletin is published in print and online.
• Each issue contains 2-4 different peer-reviewed articles by different authors.
• Browse issues of Psychological Bulletin

APA PsycInfo

• The APA PsycInfo database is the best way to find the kinds of sources you need for any psychology research project.
• IMPORTANT UPDATE: Since the videos below were recorded, the database was renamed from just "PsycINFO" to "APA PsycInfo." The link to it is now listed in the A's section of the A-Z databases list.

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