Psychology

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.