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ScholarlyArticle

ScholarlyArticle is an Article subtype for peer-reviewed academic papers, journal articles, conference proceedings, and research publications. It adds no properties of its own, but the @type tells Google Scholar and academic search engines that this is a scholarly work. Use inherited Article properties: headline, author, datePublished, publisher, citation, and isPartOf (for the journal/volume/issue).

For a complete property walkthrough, see the Article example. The important additions for scholarly content are citation (works this paper cites), isPartOf with PublicationVolume and Periodical (the journal context), and about for the research subject.

Full example of schema.org/ScholarlyArticle json-ld markup

The markup is verified as valid with Rich Results Test from Google.

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schema.org/ScholarlyArticle
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "ScholarlyArticle",
  "headline": "Pediatric Care in Post-War Denmark: A Clinical Framework",
  "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jane Xoo", "@id": "https://xoocode.com#jane-xoo" },
  "datePublished": "1945-09-15",
  "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Royal Danish Medical Journal" },
  "url": "https://roydanmedjournal.dk/archive/1945/pediatric-care-post-war-denmark",
  "isPartOf": {
    "@type": "PublicationVolume",
    "volumeNumber": "42",
    "isPartOf": {
      "@type": "Periodical",
      "name": "Royal Danish Medical Journal",
      "issn": "0106-1234"
    }
  },
  "about": "Pediatric clinical framework for post-war child nutrition and triage",
  "inLanguage": "da",
  "pagination": "112-128",
  "citation": "Andersen, K. (1943). Wartime Nutrition in Scandinavia. Nordic Medical Review, 38, 45-62."
}
</script>

Minimal valid version

The smallest markup that still produces a valid ScholarlyArticle entity. Use it as the floor. Reach for the advanced example above when you want search engines and AI agents to understand more about your content.

schema.org/ScholarlyArticle (minimal)
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "ScholarlyArticle",
  "headline": "Pediatric Care in Post-War Denmark: A Clinical Framework",
  "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jane Xoo" },
  "datePublished": "1945-09-15",
  "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Royal Danish Medical Journal" },
  "url": "https://roydanmedjournal.dk/archive/1945/pediatric-care-post-war-denmark"
}
</script>

Google rich results this unlocks

Markup matching this example makes your page eligible for the following Google Search rich results. The primary target drives the required / recommended property classification in the advanced code block above.

Common ScholarlyArticle mistakes

Mistakes that pass validation but silently fail to earn rich results or mislead consumers walking the graph. Avoid these and your markup will be ahead of most sites in the wild.

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    Using Article for a peer-reviewed paper

    Wrong
    "@type": "Article" for a journal publication
    Right
    "@type": "ScholarlyArticle"

    ScholarlyArticle tells Google Scholar and academic search engines that this is a peer-reviewed scholarly work. It affects how the paper appears in academic search results and citation indices.

Schema properties in this example

ScholarlyArticleArticleheadlineauthorPersondatePublishedpublisherurlisPartOfPublicationVolumePeriodicalissnaboutinLanguagepaginationcitation

About the example data

Jane Xoo's 1945 paper marked up as ScholarlyArticle rather than generic Article, showing the academic classification.

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