Scholarly Sources are authored by academics, experts in their field of study, usually affiliated with a college or university and are intended to be read by academic audiences such as professors, researchers, and students. Scholarly Articles are published in journals by a scholarly press or organization and have a narrow scope or are limited to a specific field of study with the goal of promoting scholarly research. 

These sources have been edited by other experts in the field before publication, you'll often see them referred to as peer reviewed. 

Below is a list of databases that contain journals, articles, and research related to chemistry.