Scholarly Journals and Popular Magazines Debra Turman What
Scholarly Journals and Popular Magazines Debra Turman
What is the Difference? ¡ Scholarly: l l Authors are authorities in their fields/specialists/ experts/scholars/ researchers Include author’s credentials ¡ Popular: l l Authors are magazine staff members or free lance writers/ generalists Often exclude author’s credentials
Difference…. ¡ Scholarly: l Authors cite their sources in endnotes, footnotes, or bibliographies ¡ Popular: l Authors mention sources but seldom cite them in formal bibliographies
Difference …. ¡ Scholarly: l l Articles go through peer-review process Almost no advertising and color ¡ Popular: l No peer-review process l Contain numerous advertisements and color
Difference …. ¡ Scholarly: l l Articles inform or report research Illustrations – in the form of charts, diagrams, or graphs to explain research ¡ Popular: l l Articles normally entertain Illustrations Numerous and colorful to add marketing appeal
Difference …. ¡ Scholarly: l l Language – Use of jargon specific to the particular discipline Often have an abstract at the beginning of the article ¡ Popular: l l Language – Simple and everyday Rarely contain abstracts
Difference …. ¡ Scholarly: l l Often published by professional organization or university Indexed in subject indexes, such as MLA, Psych. Info. . . ¡ Popular: l l Published for profit Indexed in popular indexes
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