Scholarly journal articles, also called academic or peer-reviewed, tend to be written by experts in the field. Characteristics are:
- Lengthy and detailed
- Include abstract or summary of research
- Written by specialists and experts doing original research
- Reviewed and evaluated before publication
- Intended for academic use
- Use technical or professional language
- Ends with reference list
- Contain few, if any, advertisements
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