scholarly text

Peer-reviewed publication

A scholarly text is a work written by experts for an academic audience, characterized by rigorous research, citations, and formal argument.

The category includes journal articles, dissertations, and academic monographs.

Scholarly texts undergo peer review and contribute to specialized fields of knowledge: The professor assigned three scholarly texts on medieval history.

Related

citation · works cited · footnotes · bibliography · literature review · thesis · dissertation · abstract · research · primary source · monograph · paper · publish · ivory tower · dusty · dog-eared pages · rigorous · dense

Opposites
formality and rigor

scholarly textblog post

Online published writing

social media post · gossip column · tweet · clickbait · fan fiction

purpose and genre

scholarly textpulp fiction

Sensational cheap literature

beach read · dime novel · romance novel · comic book · tabloid

accessibility and audience

scholarly textpopular press

News for mass audiences

children's book · picture book · easy reader · tabloid journalism · yellow journalism

Family

scholarly, scholar, scholars, scholarship, scholarships, school, schools, schooling, schooled

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G