What: Scholarly Journal Articles
Content: Research, analysis
Purpose: Inform, argue
Tone: Formal and specialized
Authors: Researchers, Professors, Scholars
Audience: Academic, maybe professional
Review: Peer review
What: News Articles
Content: News, current/topical, opinion
Purpose: Inform, entertain
Tone: Casual and accessible
Authors: Writers, journalists
Audience: Broad general audience
Review: Approval by editor
Researchers conduct original research and then publish articles about their research in scholarly journals. Articles published in scholarly journals usually go through an anonymous peer review process. Researchers may also present their research at a professional conference and in this case they also write a paper that is peer reviewed and published in the proceedings of the conference.
Lets explore how the peer review process works using the video "Peer Review in 3 Minutes" by the the North Carolina State University Library.
Infographic by Jayashree Rajagopalan