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Scholarly Journals |
Popular Magazines |
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Appearance
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Serious and plain with graphs & charts to illustrate concepts and few photos or advertisements
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Attractive, glossy pages with many color photos and adverstisements
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Intended Audience
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Researchers, academics and college students
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General public
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Writing Style/
Language
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Formal writing style with terminology specific to the field. Usually structured (i.e., abstract, literature review, methodology, results, conclusion, bibliography)
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Informal writing style and language with no set structure or format
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Purpose
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To present original research
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To provide general information and entertainment
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Author(s)
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Experts or authorities in the field (e.g., researchers or academics)
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Staff or freelance writers and journalists
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References
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Sources are cited with footnotes & bibliographies or works cited
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May mention sources in text, but no formal citations
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Accountability
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Articles are reviewed and evaluated by a board of experts in the field (a peer-reviewed or refereed process)
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Articles are reviewed by the editors of the magazine
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Examples
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International Journal of Sociology, Journal of Social History, The American Journal of Public Health
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Time, National Geographic, New Yorker, U.S. News
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