As part of your assignments for this course, you instructor is strongly encouraging the use of scholarly literature in your papers.
When you conduct your research through the library databases or other sources, you will discover many types of results. How can you be sure that the sources you find are scholarly?
Below are a few things to look for when seeking scholarly articles. If you are unsure, you can always ask a librarian or your instructor for more help.
Author Affiliations: A scholarly journal will typically list the affiliation of the articles author(s), often including any relevant degrees, their positions, and where they work -- which will typically be a college/university or some other type of research institution.

Research Methods: Scholarly articles often report research findings. If the article you are reading claims to be original research, you should be able to locate a method section of the article which explains the process used to conduct the research in great detail.
References: A scholarly article will have a full reference list at the end with formal citations and should have in-text citations throughout the article.