An abstrac t is a summary of an article or a book. It covers major points, summarizes major arguments, informs the subject of research and research methodology, and poses questions for further research. A citation provides publication information of an article or book. Presents qualitative findings of a 4-year study of 150 poor, urban adult African American men who are noncustodial fathers. Scholarly journals publish articles that communicate recent research results in a field of study.
Professional organizations are high-quality and prolific publishers of scholarly journals.
Before writing the articles, authors conduct systematic and thorough research. Articles are written by these researchers and are critically evaluated by an editorial board and other experts before they are accepted for publication. Scholarly articles always include a list of references at the end of the article. General interest magazines contain articles on a wide range of topics. Instead of focusing on an academic and scholarly community as scholarly journals do, general interest magazines intend to attract general readers and cover articles of varied interests.