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Scholarly Journals: |
Popular Magazines: |
| Overall Look |
Plain cover and paper; primarily text with graphs and charts but very few pictures. Ads, if any, are
geared to professionals in the field.
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Eye-catching cover and glossy paper; many color photographs and pictures. Many colorful ads for
consumer products. |
| Content |
Research articles written to contribute to the knowledge base in a particular field; deatiled
reports of original research |
Articles on news, personalities or other topics of general interest |
| Author |
Author is always named and is a scholar or expert in the field |
Author may not be named or could be a freelance journalist or magazine staff writer. |
| Audience |
Scholars, researchers, practioners, and students |
General public |
| Articles |
Articles are long (5-50 pages) and ALWAYS include a bibliography, footnotes,
references, or works cited; often include an abstract |
Articles are shorter (under 5 pages) and generally do NOT include references, footnotes or an abstract. |
| Language |
Uses specialized terminology or jargon of the field |
Uses simple language for general readers |
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