Comm101: Intro to Communication Studies 2024: Scholarly vs. Popular Articles

Three scholarly articles in the field of Communication Studies: 

To browse dozens of communication studies journals to which we have access, use the link below: 

We have dozens upon dozens of scholarly communication journals online. To help identify articles from these publications in Communication & Mass Media:

Limit your search to Scholarly (Peer-Reviewed) Journals

• This is not 100% effective. Trade journal articles sometimes are still included in results, as are editorials and book reviews from scholarly journals.

Carefully review your articles

• Is there a bibliography?
• Is the article long (more than a couple pages in length)?
• Does the article have an abstract at the top (when looking at the PDF)?
• Is the article discussing original research, or is it recapping an event or reviewing a book or some other form of material?

Still unsure? ASK!

Click on the following link to view results from a Comm & Mass Media search, in which the "Limit to Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals" box is checked:

There are many different types of publications, ranging from scholarly journals to trade publications to general magazines and newspapers. How can you tell the difference?

*On Peer Review: Peer reviewed articles (also sometimes called refereed articles or scholarly articles) require that experts in the field must first examine the article before it is accepted for publication. This ensures that the research is sound and of high quality.