scholarly research
Rigorous intellectual inquiry
Scholarly research is systematic investigation conducted by academics or experts, typically following established methodologies and subject to peer review.
The term distinguishes rigorous, evidence-based inquiry from casual investigation or journalism: Her conclusions are backed by scholarly research.
The results appear in academic journals, monographs, and conference proceedings rather than popular media.
- academic rigorStrictness in intellectual pursuits
- ivory towerSheltered intellectual enclave
- publish or perishAcademic career dictum
- abstractsCondensed versions of documents
- publication biasPreference for significant results
tenure track · grant proposal · data integrity · case studies · primary sources · reproducibility · citations · peer review · blind review · double blind study · conflict of interest · hypothesis testing · literature review · methodology · cultural sensitivity · accountability · confidentiality · empirical studies
scholarly researchpseudoscience
Bogus methodology posing as factual
junk science · speculation · hearsay · anecdotal evidence · guesswork
scholarly researchpropaganda
Biased information for influence
market research · opposition research · yellow journalism · clickbait · spin
scholarly researchbrowsing
Casual examination of options
skimming · leisure reading · beach reading · doom scrolling · flipping through