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Scholarly vs. Popular Journals
• Research Minute
Clues to a Scholarly Article/Journal• Usually published or
sponsored by a professional society or association
• List of reviewers on the first few pages (juried, refereed, peer-reviewed)
• Language of the discipline• May have the word
“Journal” in title
• Includes references, bibliography, works cited, statistics, and/or charts
• Author information/affiliation indicated
• Articles are usually lengthy, and include an Abstract
• In-depth coverage of a topic, often presentation of new research
• No illustrations, unless a chart, cover usually plain
• Articles are indexed in specialized databases and indexes, such as PsycInfo or MLA Bibliography
Clues to a Popular Article/Magazine• Written for general public• Vocabulary for general
usage and reading level• Author may be not named• Contains glossy
photographs, catchy graphics
• Short articles, no bibliography, footnotes, references, etc.
• Main purpose to entertain, sell a product, promote a viewpoint
• Probably contains a lot of advertising
• Broad range of topics
• Published by commercial enterprises or individuals Goal: $$$
Electronic Resources: Scholarly vs. Popular• The more subject-specific
the index, the higher the probability that the articles indexed are scholarly.– PsycINFO indexes more
scholarly articles in psychology than Academic Search Complete
• Journal titles with the words "Journal of the" or "Journal for the" in the title are usually scholarly
• Footnotes and/or a bibliography in online scholarly articles
• Typically, the longer the article, the more scholarly
Setting Limits – EBSCOhost Databases
Scholarly
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Other Clues:
Other Types of PeriodicalsProfessional, Trade, Industry
Written for practitioners – current trends, news, etc.
Commentary & OpinionWritten for general educated audience –
commentaries, political opinion, viewpoints
• Newspapers– Written for general public –
current information, news, local & regional information, etc.