Journals - Scholarly or Popular?
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CRITERIA
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SCHOLARLY JOURNALS
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PROFESSIONAL
JOURNALS
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SUBSTANTIAL
NON-SPECIALIST
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POPULAR MAGAZINES
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grave, serious formats; graphs and charts; seldom glossy pages or pictures | similar to Substantial Non-specialist | attractive in appearance; include photographs, illustrations, and graphics to enhance the publication | slick and glossy with an attractive format; contain photographs, illustrations, and drawings to enhance their appeal |
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cite sources with footnotes and/or bibliographies | similar to Substantial Non-specialist | occasionally cite sources | rarely cite any sources; original sources can be obscure |
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& *AUDIENCE |
written by and for scholars or researchers | written by professionals in the field | written for an educated, general audience by the magazine's staff, scholars, or free-lance writers | written by the publication's staff or free-lance writers for a broad-based audience |
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terminology, jargon, and the language of the discipline covered; the reader is assumed to have a similar specialized background | similar to Scholarly Journals | language appropriate for an educated readership; they do not emphasize a specialty but do assume a certain level of education | simple language in order to meet a minimum education level; short articles |
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to inform, report or make available original research or experimentation to the scholarly world | to inform members of a professional organization about the organization's activities or to share practical information for practioners in the field | to provide general information to a wide, interested audience | to entertain, provide hobby information, or persuade |
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generally published by a professional organization | may be published by either professional or commercial organizations | generally published by commercial enterprises for profit | published for profit |
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contain selective advertising | selective advertising of products useful to practitioners in the field | carry advertising | contain extensive advertising |
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