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Scholarly Journals
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Popular Magazines
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| Purpose |
- to distribute highly specific knowledge to experts
and students;
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- to make more money by supplying a platform to advertisers
who want to reach a particular audience
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| Frequency |
- annual, semiannual, or quarterly
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- monthly, weekly, or even daily
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| Format |
- usually use plain paper
- often plain covers, with little design
- most have a square binding
- spine may contain the issue information
- online site hosted by .edu or .org site
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- usually use glossy paper
- often with colorful, slick covers
- most are folded with a staple along center line
- rarely enough room on spine for information
- online site hosted by .com site
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| Publisher |
- may be published by an association, institution or
scholarly press
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| Audience |
- are distributed to a specific audience
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- are widely marketed and distributed
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| Pagination |
- may have continuous (i.e., consecutive) pagination
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- usually restarts pagination with each issue
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| Advertisements |
- if any, they are directed towards specialists (job
openings for researchers, upcoming conferences, other
journals)
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- include colorful advertisements for everything from
automobiles to cigarettes
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| Contents |
- academic articles, book reviews, and letters to the
editor
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- may include current events, international news, fiction,
humor, product reviews, sports news, book (popular)
reviews, celebrity interviews, etc.
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| Authorship |
- are signed by the author(s)
- are written by experts or specialists in the field
- include the author's credentials, such as his/her
position and affiliated institution
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- may or may not be signed
- may be written by a non-expert (e.g., reporters)
- may or may not include author's position and affiliated
institution
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| Abstracts |
- may begin with an abstract
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- do not begin with an abstract
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| References |
- include references (works cited, bibliography) and/or
notes citing the author's research
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- do not include references or notes, sometimes a suggested
reading list, rarely citation notes
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| Research |
- may report new research or review past research
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- usually not reporting cutting-edge research
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| Language |
- contain specialized language
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- are written for the general public; contain little
or no specialized language
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| Length |
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| Reviewed |
- may be refereed, meaning
that the articles are reviewed by experts in the field
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- articles reviewed only by the editor
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