Scholarly Journals
- Audience: scholars and students
- Authors: scholars or experts in their fields - articles are always signed
- Purpose: to report research findings
- Length & Credits: articles are usually lengthy and have extensive footnotes & bibliographies. Article sources are always cited.
- Pictures & Ads: articles rarely include illustrations, but may include charts or graphs. Journals rarely include advertisements.
- Titles: usually include words such as "research", "review", or "journal"
- Examples: American Historical Review, Reading Research Quarterly
Substantive Magazines
- Audience: general public
- Authors: reporters, free lance writers, or experts in their fields
- Credits: articles are usually signed and credentials of the author are given. Occasionally articles may include sources.
- Purpose: to provide information to a broad audience
- Appearance: generally attractive with some advertisements
- Examples: Time, Newsweek, Fortune, Scientific American
Popular Magazines
- Audience: general public
- Authors: usually staff writers, articles may not be signed
- Purpose: to entertain and inform
- Appearance: generally include photographs and illustrations, and many advertisements
- Length: generally very short articles
- Examples: Better Homes and Gardens, Self, Parents
You can find a link to our periodical holdings list on this blog's LINKS page.
