Scholarly and Popular Journals
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Scholarly Journals
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Popular Magazines
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| Articles always have bibliographies and end/footnotes. |
Articles lack bibliographies or references. |
| Authors are always named, and institutional affiliation is given. |
Authors may be anonymous. |
| Articles may be peer-reviewed or refereed. |
Articles are not peer-reviewed. |
| Journal title may include terms such as "review," or "bulletin." |
Journal title lacks such terms. |
| Journal cover and pages tend to be plain in design. |
Journal tends to include advertisements, graphics, color photos, etc. |
| Issues tend to be successively numbered. |
Each issue tends to begin with page 1 |
| Articles tend to be longer. |
Articles tend to be shorter, some only 1-2 pages. |
| Issues usually published less often (quarterly, semi-annually). |
Issues usually published more frequently (monthly, weekly). |