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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.html7/29/2019 Scholarly Popular
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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
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