Scholarly journal articles are written by scholars for scholars and present a new interpretation or thesis based upon a synthesis of primary sources, scholarly journal articles, and other secondary sources. Note: Scientific studies published in academic journals are considered primary source material.
Many are also peer-reviewed; in other words, they must be approved by other scholars in the field before publication..
Scholarly journal articles generally have a bibliography of materials for further study, including primary sources, journal articles, and books.
Look for journal article references in the bibliographies and/or notes in your secondary source books / ebooks and other journal articles.
General Search Tips for Online Databases:
Limit results to Full Text.
Look for search terms in article titles.
Use Filters.
Use AND / OR operators (also known as Boolean operators).
Citations may be directly exported to NoodleTools from the following journal databases:
To cite a Journal article, first choose the NoodleTools option that best describes where you found it:
Next you will choose what type of source you are citing. In this case, Journal.
A journal article citation has 2 parts:
If you have any questions about citing journal articles,
see (or email) Mr. Padgett, Ms. Taylor, or Mr. Previti.