Scholarly Popular

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Whats the DifferenceBetween Scholarly J ournals

andPopular Magazines?


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Who wrote the article?

Scholarly

Signed by the author

Written by scholar orexpert

Provides authors

credentials and affiliations

May have multipleauthors

Popular

Most articles areunsigned

Written by journalist, staff,

or free-lance writer


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Scholarly Sources cited:

bibliography orreference list

Endnotes & footnotes

Written usingspecialized language

of the discipline

May have an abstract

Characteristics

Popular

Probably doesntcontain bibliographies

Written for a broad

audience


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Editorial Oversight

ScholarlyControlled by

peer review orreferee process

What is Peer-reviewed orrefereed?

(See next slide)

Popular

Reviewed orassigned by editor

Publication maydo fact checking,

spell checking andgrammar


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Peer-review process

1. Author

writes &submits articlemanuscript to

journal

2. J ournal Editor sendsmanuscript to expertreviewers to evaluate

quality of research, write-up, and conclusions

3.Expert reviewers returnmanuscript to editor with

suggestions for changes, ifany, or recommendations to

publish or not to publish

4. Editorreviews

suggestions &returns

manuscript toauthor forrevision

5. Authorrevises

manuscript andresubmits

6. J ournal Editorincludes in

J ournal issue


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Appearance & Frequency

Scholarly

Published quarterly ormonthly

Utilitarian appearance,

few photographs

Popular

Published monthly, weekly ordaily

Contain many advertisements

J ournal may be in the title(Ladies Home Journal), but the

publication isnt scholarly


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Content

Scholarly

Focus on narrowsubject, detailedanalysis

Longer articles,usually aboutresearch

Charts, graphs ortables

Popular

Articles of generalinterest or currentnews

Short articles (lessthan 5 pages)

Lots of photographsand glossy paper,

eye-catching graphicsand layout


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Publisher

Scholarly

Published byprofessional

association or

academic press Many journals

use successive

paginationthroughout the

year

Popular

Published by mediaconglomerate or

commercial publisher


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Scholarly

Available from

University Library, labor office

Popular

Available fromnewsstand or home

subscription


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Scholarly

May have multiple authors

Articles are organized specifically, including an

abstract, a literature review, discussion ofmethodology, and results or conclusions.


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The previous descriptions apply to print versions

of popular magazines. Web versions, zines,online newsletters may be different.

Most electronic journals wil l meet the same standardsas the print; you can use the same criteria to decideif it is scholarly or not.

Still confused? Theres help!


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Gale

Ebsco

ProQuest

Wilson

OraskaLibrarian

Many databases provide assistance in

limit ing a search to only peer-reviewedarticles.


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Think youve got it?Hold on a minute, there are alsoTrade J ournals and Commentary that are out there as well.

American Libraries

Police Chief

HR Focus

Tea and Coffee Trade

Journal

The American Scholar

The Atlantic Monthly

New Republic

National Review


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TRADE Journals

Are published by professional or trade

associations Have a specific and limited audience

Contain advertisements related to the

profession Provide a forum for job advertisements

Use jargon of the industry

Contain photographs of trade/industrial setting


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Intellectual subject matterComment on current issues

Cultural or political subjectsMay have a political leaning, left

or right

Literary, artistic, dramaticcriticism

These journals,while not

reportingresearch, maybe helpful if youseek informed

opinions orideas.

CHECK WITH YOUR INSTRUCTOR ASTO WHETHER OR NOT THIS TYPE OF

SOURCE IS APPROPRIATE FORYOUR ASSIGNMENT

Commentary


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Reference ListIs it scholarly? Distinguishing periodical types online. [website].University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Accessed from:

http://www.library.illinois.edu/ugl/howdoi/pertype.html. Accessed on:J uly 13, 2010.

Gilroy, Susan. Popular Magazines and Scholarly J ournals:Characteristics and Differences. [website]. Accessed from:http://hcl.harvard.edu/research/guides/lamont_handouts/scholarlyjournals.html. Accessed on: J uly 13, 2010.

Pfeiffer, Mark. How To Distinguish Peer Reviewed/Scholarly J ournalsfrom Popular/Trade Magazines. [pamphlet] Bell Library, TAMUCC,J une 2007.
http://www.library.illinois.edu/ugl/howdoi/pertype.htmlhttp://www.library.illinois.edu/ugl/howdoi/pertype.htmlhttp://hcl.harvard.edu/research/guides/lamont_handouts/scholarlyjournals.htmlhttp://hcl.harvard.edu/research/guides/lamont_handouts/scholarlyjournals.htmlhttp://hcl.harvard.edu/research/guides/lamont_handouts/scholarlyjournals.htmlhttp://hcl.harvard.edu/research/guides/lamont_handouts/scholarlyjournals.htmlhttp://hcl.harvard.edu/research/guides/lamont_handouts/scholarlyjournals.htmlhttp://www.library.illinois.edu/ugl/howdoi/pertype.html


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Reference List (cont)

Popular vs. Scholarly Articles Tutorial. [website] University ofArizona Library. Accessed from:http://www.library.arizona.edu/help/tutorials/scholarly/. Accessed on:

J uly 13, 2010.Scholarly J ournals, Trade Publications, and Popular Magazines. [pdf

file]. ProQuest. Accessed from:http://training.proquest.com/trc/training/en/peervsscholarly.pdf.Accessed on: J uly 13, 2010.

Spink, Amanda, David Robins, and Linda Schamber. 1998. "Use ofScholarly Book Reviews: Implications for Electronic Publishing andScholarly Communication." Journal of the American Society forInformation Science 49, no. 4: 364-374. Business Source Complete,

EBSCOhost. Accessed on: J uly 13, 2010
http://www.library.arizona.edu/help/tutorials/scholarly/http://www.library.arizona.edu/help/tutorials/scholarly/http://training.proquest.com/trc/training/en/peervsscholarly.pdfhttp://training.proquest.com/trc/training/en/peervsscholarly.pdfhttp://training.proquest.com/trc/training/en/peervsscholarly.pdfhttp://www.library.arizona.edu/help/tutorials/scholarly/

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