Child and Adolescent Studies: Types of Publications

Scholarly publications are written by scholars, for other scholars. You can find scholarly articles in library databases.

• Communicate scholarly research regarding a specific field of study
• Academic language/terminology
• Are often published after being peer-reviewed by other experts in the field
• Include bibliographies/reference lists
• Can contain research articles of an empirical nature
• Very few advertisements
• Few or no pictures

Examples:

• Child Development
• Journal of Adolescent Research
• Early Childhood Research Quarterly
• Sex Roles
• Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
• Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Popular Publications are those like magazines and newspapers

• Written for the general public
• Simple language for a large audience
• Good for current news, opinions and statistics
• Articles may contain sources for authenticity, but newspaper articles do not contain footnotes or reference lists.
• Articles are usually short
• Lots of advertisements
• Extensive pictures

Examples:

• New York Times
• Wall Street Journal
• Buzzfeed
• Time
• Newsweek

Trade publications are geared toward individuals working in a specific profession or trade.

• Information may be technical or practical in nature
• Often describes recent research and current trends in the discipline but may not include citations or a reference list
• Often includes quotes from interviews with professionals and researchers in the field
• May contain advertising relevant to the targeted profession

Examples:

• California Educator
• TEACH magazine
• Counselor
• Social Work Today
• Monitor on Psychology