Characteristics of a scholarly journal article:
♦ Written by experts
: authors credentials/biographical information is in the article.
♦ Abstract
: there is often an abstract at the beginning of the article explaining the basic findings reported.
♦ Specialized Content
: usually long in length, containing specialized vocabulary and reporting original research.
♦ References
: there is always a bibliography, footnotes or a works cited at the end of the article.