But it is not always easy to identify a periodical as scholarly, particularly in an online environment where the researcher might see only a specific article and not the entire publication. The following general guidelines should address many of these concerns. However, students would also be well advised to ask their professors about considerations specific to a particular discipline.
Scholarly journals differ from popular magazines in a variety of ways.
Advertising pervasisve These guidelines should be sufficient for those browsing articles in paper or microform. However they may be less easy to apply to an article from an online source, or when all one has in hand is the name of a publication. In such situations, whether or not a publication is scholarly can be determined by consulting the Library's reference collection. Ulrich's Periodicals Directory is the authoritative database of periodicals published in all countries, and is used by virtually all academic or public libraries. It has multiple volumes.