Q. Why use journal articles in your research?

Scholarly peer-reviewed journal articles:

• Contain very current information
• Report the latest primary research and the important developments in a field
• Are the medium of communication for scholars
• Contain lengthy bibliographies of related research
• Contain information on narrow, specific topics

Using them will give you a solid foundation to back up what you want to say in your essays/reports.

Need to find more general information? Use books.