HIST 123 (Bahena)

Scholarly Publications
A publication is regarded as scholarly if it is authored by experts, for experts. The publication is academic in focus as it reports original research (experimentation), research methodology, or theory. Generally, scholarly journals are targeted for professional or academic researchers and provide detailed analysis concentrating on a single discipline or academic field. The academic journal will likely be peer-reviewed or refereed by external reviewers. The publisher is typically a professional association or an academic press.

Primary sources are original works containing firsthand information about a topic. They are often created at the time of an event or phenomenon occurring, but can be created at a later time.

Secondary sources are works that involve analysis, synthesis, interpretation, or evaluation of primary sources. They often describe or explain primary sources with an interpretative approach.