Is this Scholarly? Peer Reviewed? What is a Trade Publication?
Popular Magazines | Scholarly (including peer-reviewed) | Trade Publications | |
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Content |
Current events; general interest articles |
Research results/reports; reviews of research (review articles); book reviews |
Articles about a certain business or industry |
Purpose | To inform, entertain, or elicit an emotional response | To share research or scholarship with the academic community | To inform about business or industry news, trends, or products |
Author | Staff writers, journalists, freelancers | Scholars/researchers | Staff writers, business/industry professionals |
Audience | General public | Scholars, researchers, students | Business/industry professionals |
Review | Staff editor | Editorial board made up of other scholars and researchers. Some articles are peer-reviewed | Staff editor |
Citations | May not have citations, or are stated informally (ex. according to... or just list) | Bibliographies, references, endnotes, footnotes | Few, may or may not have any |
Examples |
Time Psychology Today Scientific American
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JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association The Journal of Hospitality Financial Management
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Automotive News Advertising Age Restaurant Business |
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