| Popular Magazines |
Scholarly Journals |
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Intended for a general audience;
no special knowledge is required. |
Intended for an audience knowledgeable of the scholarly field. |
Articles written by journalists with no special training in the field; usually only the author name is listed, if anything. |
Articles written by scholars;
usually hold a graduate degree in the field; author is listed along with position or credentials. |
Articles do not have footnotes. |
Articles have footnotes. |
Publication usually has advertising, color photographs, and glossy pages. |
Little if any advertising or splashy photographs;
usually printed on plain paper. |
Little editorial information. |
A full editorial board is listed. |
Articles are not peer-reviewed. |
Articles are peer-reviewed (editor sends copies of a submitted article to experts in the field for their judgment). |
Usually for profit. |
Usually not for profit. |
May have slant (conservative, liberal). |
Usually neutral (no slant). |
