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Scholarly books vs. scholarly articles
Aspect |
Scholarly books |
Scholarly articles |
Focus |
Broader -- overview of a topic (in-depth analysis) with a broad historical perspective. |
Narrower -- detailed information on some particular aspect of a topic, but not much historical overview. |
Quality control |
Quality checked by editors (subject experts working for an academic publisher). |
Quality checked during peer review process. |
Currency |
Less current -- it takes a number of years to write, edit, and publish books, so they don't cover the most recent developments. |
More current -- articles take less time to write and publish, so they cover new developments in a field of study sooner than books. |
Length |
Longer -- most scholarly books average 200-300 pages. |
Shorter -- articles typically run from 10 to 30 pages. |
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