Looking for Articles from Scholarly Journals?

Scholarly Journal

Popular Magazine

Appearance

Serious, with few colors and few or no advertisements;

Title often includes words like “Journal”, “Transaction”, “Quarterly”, “Proceedings”, etc

Usually has bright, attractive cover;

Many glossy pictures and advertisements

Publication Frequency

Monthly, quarterly, annually

Weekly, monthly

Articles

Length

Typically over 10 pages

Typically under 10 pages

Notes

Includes notes and extensive references or bibliography

Few or no notes or references

Authorship

Written by an expert or a specialist in the field; Author name(s) and credentials provided

Written by a staff writer or a journalist; Name sometimes not provided; Usually no author credentials

Abstract

Frequently an abstract is present

No abstract

In Electronic Databases

Some databases (e.g. Wilson Web, ABI/INFORM Global) include a checkbox called “peer reviewed”, “scholarly journal”, or “refereed journal” for you to limit your search results to scholarly articles only

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Examples

History of Education Quarterly

Journal of Philosophy

Transactions of the American Philosophical Association

Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society

Time

Newsweek

House & Garden

Sports Illustrated