Scholarly (academic, peer reviewed) articles don’t have to be read from beginning to end like you would a novel.
These questions will help you focus your reading in on the important parts of scholarly articles.
Scholarly journals contain articles written for academicians in a field. They use technical language and are often long. They also may contain charts, graphs, or a bibliography.
A popular magazine has articles written for the general public. They use easily-understood language and the articles tend to be short.
You don't have to read the entire article -- skim it first.
Here's a graphic to help you understand reading an academic article (brought to you courtesy of North Carolina State University
