LibGuides: ENG 111: Journals vs. Magazines

Scholarly Journals

AUDIENCE: Professors, researchers, scholars, students

ADVERTISEMENTS: No advertisements

AUTHOR: Experts in the field, professionals.

CONTENT & FOCUS: Original thoughts, ideas, research, new methodologies.

DOCUMENTATION: Bibliographies, footnotes.

ILLUSTRATIONS: Few illustrations, relevant research oriented charts, graphs, and tables.

LANGUAGE: Specialized formal language.

LENGTH: Usually quite lengthy, giving in-depth research, theories, analysis.

PUBLICATION FREQUENCY: Usually published monthly, or quarterly.

EXAMPLES: Journal of Experimental Psychology; Journal of Mental Health Counseling.

AUDIENCE: General readers

ADVERTISEMENTS: Several colorful advertisements.

AUTHOR: Journalists, staff writers, usually not experts in the field.

CONTENT & FOCUS: Current events, general interest.

DOCUMENTATION: Very little, if any documentation.

ILLUSTRATIONS: Many colorful eye-catching illustrations.

LANGUAGE: Easy to read.

LENGTH: Usually short to medium, giving overview of topics.

PUBLICATION FREQUENCY: Usually published weekly, or monthly.

EXAMPLES: Psychology Today; Newsweek; National Geographic; Time.