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A month or months after...

...articles appear in scholarly journals. This is also when scholars and researchers may start holding conferences on the topic and eventually, conference papers will be published.

JOURNALS AND CONFERENCE PAPERS

Audience: Scholars, specialists, and students.
Coverage: Research results, frequently theoretical in nature, may include data from studies.
Written By: Specialists in the field; usually scholars with PhDs .
Timelines: Current coverage (6 months - 3 years).
Length: approximately 2,500 to 10,000 words.
Content: Detailed examination, statistical analysis, graphics, bibliography usually included.
Slant: Supposed to present objective/neutral viewpoint, may be difficult for a layperson to comprehend because of technical language or jargon, often sponsored by professional associations.

Sample topics...

Sample topic 1: The election of Nelson Mandela as president of South Africa on May 9, 1994.

Scholarly journal: article reflecting on Nelson Mandela's election --
Spence, J. E. "'Everybody Has Won, So All Must Have Prizes': Reflections on the South African General Election." Government and Opposition Aug. 1994): 431-444.

Sample topic 2: Zen Buddhist meditation in contemporary American culture.

Scholarly journal: It is not likely that there will be a scholarly journal article on Robert Thurman after his lecture at the San Francisco Zen Center, so one might consider finding a scholarly journal article that might refer to Robert Thurman or might simply be on the sample topic generally.

Possibly includes information about Robert Thurman, considering his reputation:
Finney, Henry C. "American Zen's 'Japan Connection': A Critical Case Study of Zen Buddhism's Diffusion to the West." Sociological Analysis 52, no. 4 (1991): 379-396.

Biographical article about Robert Thurman in a well-known scholarly journal of biography:
"Thurman, Robert A. F." Current Biography 58 (Sep. 1997): 47-50.

Scholarly article about the topic:
Prebish, Charles S. "The Academic Study of Buddhism in the United States: A Current Analysis." Religion (Jul. 1994): 271-278.

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