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Popular Journals (Magazines and Newspapers) |
Scholarly, Academic, or Peer-Reviewed Journals |
| Title | May have magazine or popular words in the title (Entertainment Weekly, BusinessWoman); popular or catchy titles | May have bulletin, journal, or review in the title (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, Journal of Water Conservation); titles related to research or results, sometimes long and not catchy |
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Authors |
Reporters, journalists, staff-written. |
Researchers, scholars, professors in the field or specialty with university affiliations. Frequently multiple co-authors. |
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Purpose |
Inform, persuade, entertain with a variety of general interest topics in broad subject fields. Also geared to sell products through advertising. |
To inform or report original research in a specific field to the rest of the scholarly world. |
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Audience |
General public, uses simple language to meet minimum education levels. |
Researchers, experts, students in the field; readers are assumed to have a scholarly background |
| Availability | Can be found on a newsstand or in a book store or library; can sometimes be found online without subscription access | Not found on newsstand; requires subscription or library access |
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Writing Style and Vocabulary |
Simple, accessible writing and vocabulary |
Sophisticated, high-level writing; technical, discipline-specific vocabulary |
| Abstracts | None | Usually have an abstract at the beginning that summarizes the research |
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Sources |
Not cited; no bibliography |
Cited with footnotes or bibliography |
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Advertising |
Extensive |
Few to no ads; announcements for conferences, publications in the field |
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Graphics |
Photographs, glossy covers |
Plain covers; charts, tables, statistical data |
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Publishers |
Commercial, for-profit |
Professional society, university, or non-profit organization |
| Frequency of Publication | Frequent; weekly, biweekly, or monthly | Less frequent; monthly, quarterly, or semiannually |
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Peer-reviewed? |
No |
Yes, articles must meet rigorous standards and be reviewed by a panel of experts before being accepted for publication |
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Examples |
Time New York Times Sports Illustrated The Economist The Week |
New England Journal of Medicine International Journal of Middle Eastern Studies Journal of African American History Pacific Historical Review Modern Fiction Studies |