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How to Find, Evaluate, and Cite Scholarly Articles: Getting Started

This guide collects tips and resources for finding, evaluating, and reading scholarly articles.

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Overview

This guide features information and resources on scholarly articles. You'll find material on how to:

  • find articles
  • evaluate the credibility of articles
  • read and annotate articles
  • cite articles

What is a Scholarly Article?

Scholarly articles, also known as journal articles, are essay-length publications that make arguments, present research, and draw conclusions about an idea, problem, or text. You may read scholarly articles for a class assignment or while conducting your own original research. 

How to Read a Scholarly Article 
This article breaks down the components of scholarly articles and features tips for reading them.