SCHOLARLY JOURNALS
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POPULAR MAGAZINES
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Audience is comprised of
scholarly readers; for example, professors, researchers & students
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Audience
is the general
public
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Authors are experts
in their field
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Authors
are
"generalists" Ex: news reporters
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Bibliographies or
references are included
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Bibliographies
or
references are not included
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Formats
are standardized : Ex--APA
or MLA
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Formats
are unstructured, ‘free-flowing’
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Illustrations
support the text. For example: tables, medical or chemical
illustrations, photographs
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Illustrations have many
shiny and glossy ADS and different pictures
to increase marketing appeal
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Language
is in the specific
jargon of the field; such as complex medical and/or psychiatric terms
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Language
is written so anyone can
understand the information
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Purpose
is to publish new research or findings in specific fields of study
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Purpose
is to entertain or inform the general public
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Review for publication:
articles are "peer reviewed" by a group of experts in the
field
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Review for publication:
articles are chosen by the editor
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