scholarly journals and popular magazines

SCHOLARLY JOURNALSAND

POPULAR MAGAZINES

FINDING SOURCES ON A PARTICULAR TOPIC:

• EBSCOhost• Academic OneFil

e + General OneFile • JSTOR• ebrary ebooks• Search library ca

talog for books

STEPS TO TAKE …

•Choose an article database/index to your topic• Identify an article on a topic•Distinguish between popular and scholarly periodicals (magazines vs. journals)

POPULAR MAGAZINES

• Geared toward general public

• Designed to appeal to as many people as possible

• Think of things you see for sale at Target or Walgreens

POPULAR MAGAZINES

• Ads• Many colorful

graphics• Published weekly

or monthly

Examples:Sports Illustrated

NewsweekRolling Stone

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POPULAR MAGAZINES

• Magazine articles need to be short and written in an informal, conversational style

• Don’t usually have bibliographies

• Research and current issues are broadly summarized

SCHOLARLY JOURNALS

• Written by and for specialists in a discipline • scholars, researchers, or

other professionals – not for the general public

• Published quarterly or monthly

AUTHOR CREDENTIALS

ABSTRACT

SCHOLARLY JOURNALS

• Contain few photographs or ads

• Long, in-depth articles cover case studies, report research

• Contain extensive bibliographies and heavily footnoted

SCHOLARLY JOURNALS

• Written in a formal style

• Provide detailed information on the most current research and developments in a field or profession

Conjoint analysis

Machiavellian scale

Contingent valuation method

SCHOLARLY JOURNALS

• Primary account of original findings written by the researcher

• Evaluated by peer-reviewers, also called referees, who are experts in the field

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