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Popular Magazines
| Scholarly Journals
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| Examples: |
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- Applied Nursing Research
- Journal of the American Medical Association
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Audience: |
- The general public
- People waiting in the supermarket
check-out line, doctor's office, etc.
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- Scholars, professionals, and students
- Subscribers
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Articles written by: |
- Non-specialists: paid journalists/reporters.
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- Specialists: unpaid scholars and professionals
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Editorial Authority: |
- Articles are reviewed in-house
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- Articles are peer-reviewed or refereed.
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Content: |
- Superficial treatment
- News
- Little use of jargon
- No bibliographies or references
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- In-depth research
- Use of jargon
- Provides bibliographies and references
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Appearance: |
- Short articles frequently broken up
by text boxes or non-continuous pagination
- Graphics include glossy photographs
- Colorful
- Advertisements target the general
public
- Captivating covers
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- Dense text, broken up by headings
and including an abstract
- Graphics include charts, graphs, tables,
etc.
- Advertisements target specialists
and are rare
- Dull covers
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Published by: |
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- Often learned society or association
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Publication frequency: |
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- Monthly, quarterly, or less frequently
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| Good
for: |
- Broad overview
- Popular perspective
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- Current, scholarly research
- Historical, scholarly perspective
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| *This
is a simplified guide to the differences between popular magazines and
scholarly journals. Publications can fall between the two. To determine
if a publication is refereed, consult Magazines for Libraries or
Ulrich's International Periodical Directory in the reference
section.
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