A scholarly journal is a collection of articles written by scholars in an academic or professional field and geared toward the researcher, scholar or professional. Ususally, a panel of experts reviews all articles sent to a journal and decides if they are important and original enough to be published.

Scholarly journals:

• Contain long, in-depth articles
• Contain bibliographies or lists of sources at the ends of articles
• Usually contain few photos and ads
• May or may not have the word “journal” in the title