| Popular Magazines |
Scholarly Journals |
 |
 |
| Intended for a general
audience;
no special knowledge is required. |
Intended for an audience
knowledgeable of the scholarly field. |
Articles written by
journalists with no special training in the field;
usually only the author name is listed, if anything. |
Articles written
by scholars;
usually hold a graduate degree in the field; author is listed along
with position or credentials. |
Articles do
not have footnotes. |
Articles have
footnotes. |
Publication usually
has advertising, color photographs, and glossy pages.
|
Little if any advertising
or splashy photographs;
usually printed on plain paper. |
Little editorial
information. |
A full editorial
board is listed. |
Articles are not peer-reviewed. |
Articles are peer-reviewed
(editor sends copies of a submitted article to experts in
the field for their judgment). |
| Usually for profit. |
Usually not
for profit. |
| May have slant
(conservative, liberal). |
Usually neutral
(no slant). |
