Some journals tend to focus on critical reviews of the scholarly or scientific work of a field, including book reviews, reviews of research, and similar critical evaluations of current research or thought in a field. Typically, scholarly journals are written for scientists, physicians, historians, professors, teachers, and other professionals who have a thorough formal training in a discipline. They already know the basics of a field and are looking to learn new and original information. Scholarly journals are often sponsored by a professional organization or society such as the American Psychological Association. They reflect the credibility and role of that group in the advancement of knowledge and its reputation for scholarly or scientific advancement.
Editors are often important scholars or researchers in a field.
It is common practice for journals to list their Editorial Boards to demonstrate credibility. Peer review is a process where a proposed article is critically evaluated for its originality, underlying research quality, its contribution of new ideas, theories, data, and information to the field of study, as well as its quality of writing. This review is done by other scholars who often are asked to evaluate an article without knowing the authors. Publication Frequency Scholarly journals tend to publish on a monthly or quarterly basis. With the exception of a few well know scientific and medical journals, scholarly journals are almost never published weekly.