Scholarly articles are the primary way, along with books and conference proceedings, academic researchers and scholars present their work. Articles typically discuss recent research or critically review already published work. These articles usually contain very specific and specialized information; for more general information, see books, popular sources, or reference sources. These articles tend to be written with dense, academic language, including specialized jargon. Typically, they are long and complex, with standardized sections; for more information, see the Anatomy of a Scholarly Article page.
Scholarly articles are often referred to as peer-reviewed articles because they typically go through a peer-review process before publication to ensure that only the best, most clearly written and rigorously researched articles are published. For more information on peer review, see the Peer Review Process page.