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Types of Articles: How to tell the difference
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MAGAZINES |
JOURNALS |
NEWSPAPERS |
Advertising |
popular products |
few advertisements |
popular products |
Audience |
general public |
academics, students |
general public |
Author |
staff or popular writer |
academic researcher/writer |
journalist |
Content |
general information |
research findings & ideas |
news & information |
Frequency |
weekly or monthly |
(BI)monthly or quarterly |
daily or weekly |
Length |
short |
long |
short |
Reading Level |
high school or lower |
undergraduate to graduate |
high school or lower |
References |
none or minimal |
fully documented |
none or minimal |
Title Words |
magazine, weekly |
journal, report, quarterly |
herald, register, tribune |
EXAMPLES: |
Cosmopolitan
National Geographic
Time
People Weekly |
Journal of Economic Issues
Presidential Studies Quarterly
Technology Review |
New York Times
Kansas City Star
St. Louis Post Dispatch |
Other types of articles:
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TRADE PUBLICATION |
PEER-REVIEWED (REFEREED) |
Advertising |
trade products |
few advertisements |
Audience |
professionals |
academics, students |
Author |
expert in the field or occupation |
academic researcher/writer |
Content |
targeted to career audience |
evaluated by peers prior to publication |
Reading Level |
high school to college |
undergraduate to graduate |
References |
some, not consistent |
fully documented |
EXAMPLES: |
Progressive Grocer
ABA Banking Journal |
Journal of the American Medical Assoc.
Journal of American History |