|
Criteria
|
Popular
|
Scholarly
|
| Authority/Authorship |
|
- Scholars
in an academic or professional field (i.e. doctors, lawyers,
educators)
|
| Intended
Audience |
- Average
adult
- General
public
|
- Scholars
or professionals in a particular discipline, field of study,
or trade (psychology, medicine, law, etc.)
|
| Content |
- General
interest
- Popular
culture
- General
news
- Entertainment
|
- Original
research (such as scientific experiments, surveys and research
studies)
- Critical
analysis of topics relative to the profession
- Charts,
diagrams, and/or tables showing data or experiment results are
often included
|
| Level
of Language |
- "Everyday"
vocabulary/terms
- Meant
to be easily understood by all audiences
|
- Specialized
vocabulary
- Terms
and concepts specific to a particular discipline or field of
study
|
| References
or Bibliography of Sources |
- Very rarely
are any sources listed
|
- A list
of references or sources is provided at the end of each article
|
| Review
Policy |
- Articles
are reviewed by the magazine's editor or editorial staff
|
- An editorial
board, composed of experts in the field, reviews articles to
decide whether they should be accepted
- Also known
as "refereed," "peer-reviewed," "professional,"
or "academic"
|
| Advertisements |
- Almost
always and in high quantities
|
- Occasionally,
but highly specialized and specific to scholarly discipline
(i.e. specific laboratory equipment, medical tools and drugs)
|
| Examples |
- Time
- Newsweek
- People
- Entertainment
Weekly
- Stone Soup
- Sports
Illustrated
|
- Journal
of American Studies
- College Composition and Communication
- Journal
of Business Administration
- Annual
Review of Plant Biology
- Nature
- Journal
of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
|
