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SCHOLARLY JOURNALS |
POPULAR MAGAZINES |
TRADE MAGAZINES |
ADVERTISING-Commercials |
Few or no advertisements |
Extensive advertising |
Extensive advertising |
AUDIENCE-Who is to read it |
Scholars and college students |
General; broad-based |
Working Professionals |
AUTHOR-Who wrote it |
Scholars & researchers |
Staff and freelance writers |
Professionals and staff |
BIBLIOGRAPHY-List of references |
Articles: long bibliographies |
None |
Might have a short bibliography |
LANGUAGE/TONE-Easy to read |
Academic, research-oriented |
Simple language |
Professional terminology |
LENGTH OF ARTICLE-How long |
Can be 6-40 pages |
Varies; often short |
Varies, often short |
OVERALL APPEARANCE-How does it look |
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PUBLISHER-Who printed it |
University or professional |
For-profit, commercial |
Professional organizations |
EXAMPLES |
Scholarly journals are expensive and available through academic libraries. |
Magazines are available in bookstores and stores. |
Trade magazines come with membership in a professional organization. |
Table courtesy of Cynthia Bruns