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Matching terminology and definitions in components of a
scholarly article.

Terminology (green)  and definition (lunar blue) card puzzles.

 This is designed as a pre and post test.

Scholarly and professional journals feature articles written by researchers and practitioners in a particular subject area. The authors often have particular specialties. Peer groups of researchers, scholars and professionals within a specific discipline are the audience for scholarly literature.

Peer review is a well-accepted indicator of quality scholarship. It is the process by which an author's peers read a paper submitted for publication. A number of recognized researchers in the field will evaluate a manuscript and recommend its publication, revision, or rejection. Articles accepted for publication through a peer review process implicitly meet the discipline's expected standards of expertise.

Articles in some scholarly and professional journals are not peer-reviewed, but are selected by an editor or board. Standards of scholarship in such journals are often equal or comparable to those of peer-reviewed publications, although this is not always the case.

Source: University Libraries, University of Nevada, Reno.

Characteristics of scholarly or peer reviewed articles:

• Authors are experts in the subject field. They are authorities in that field of study. Authors are highly educated.
• Articles go through a peer-review process. This is the process where the article is read by recognized researchers in the field and recommend the article for publication in the journal. They look for errors in the article/research.
• Articles are usually reports on scholarly research or case studies.
• Articles cite their sources at the end of the article in the Reference section. 
• Published monthly, quarterly, bi-annually or annually.
• Journals are geared toward scholars, researchers, professionals and college students.

Some examples of scholarly or peer reviewed journals:     

• American Journal of Psychology
• Foreign Affairs
• JAMA: Journal of American Medical Association

Characteristics of magazine articles:

• Authors are magazine staff members or free lance writers.
• Buy them at any bookstore or newsstand.
• Written for general public.
• Published weekly or monthly, sometimes daily.
• There is no peer review process.

Some examples:

• Psychology Today
• Sports Illustrated
• Time
• Vogue

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