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- contain articles written by experts in a given field.
- expect readers to have an understanding of a field's terminology, history, and current concerns.
- include extensive documentation to previously published research
(parenthetical documentation or footnotes, a bibliography of works cited, etc.).
- do not contain advertisements nor have a glossy, slick appearance.
- are published by professional organizations, such as the American Medical Association,
Modern Language Association, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and often
have words like journal, review, or quarterly in their titles.
The examples of scholarly journal
- New England Journal of Medicine
- Educational Administration Quarterly
- Diacritics: A Review of Contemporary Criticism
Magazines
- contain articles written by a staff member or freelance writer.
- are aimed at a general, not an expert audience.
- include little or no documentation.
- have a glossy, slick appearance and contain photographs as well as extensive advertisements.
- are published for commercial reasons or to advocate a point of view.
The examples of magazine
- Time
- Newsweek
- National Geographic
- Organic Gardening
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