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Scholarly Journal
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Popular Magazine
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Trade Journal
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Has a serious, sober appearance with few if any colors and pictures
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May have a bright, attractive cover and many glossy pictures
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Provides information of use to a particular industry or profession
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Intended for a limited, academic audience
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Designed to attract a broad segment of the population
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Advertising will have particular appeal to those in the field
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The words "Journal", "Abstracts," or "Proceedings" may appear in the title
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Titles are often short and easily understood
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May have a format similar to popular magazines – glossy, colorful
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Articles are written by scholars, are peer-reviewed, and signed
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Characterized by short articles written by staff, often unsigned
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Articles are often written by professionals in the specific field involved
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More complex writing style, bibliographies and footnotes are usually included
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Non-technical, popular writing style, easy to understand
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Articles tend to be shorter than in scholarly journals with a less complex writing style
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Main purpose is to report on original research.
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Focus on current events, popular topics
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If there is a report on new research, it is more likely to be a summary of a more scholarly presentation
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Usually published bimonthly, quarterly, or annually
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Usually published daily, weekly, or monthly
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Usually published monthly
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Articles are often consecutively numbered from one issue to the next
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Generally published for profit
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Coverage of trade shows or conferences is common
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Examples
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Examples
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Examples
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Latin American Perspectives, The Yale Review, American Journal of Sociology, Anthropology Abstracts
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Time, Newsweek, Psychology Today, Current Biography
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School Library Journal, Science Teacher, Technology and Learning
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