Articles must frequently pass through a peer review process before being accepted for publication. Provide information about current trends, news and events in a particular field or industry. Sometimes include statistics, forecasts, and product information. Researchers, scientists, scholars. Practitioners or specialists in the field or industry, or journalists with subject expertise.
Authors cite their sources in footnotes or bibliographies, which are often extensive.
Uses the jargon of the field. Charts, tables, illustrations. Ads related to the profession or industry. Scholarly journals do not employ staff reporters to write articles. Instead, authors must submit their articles to scholarly journals for consideration.