| Authority/Authorship |
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- Scholars in an academic or professional field (i.e. doctors, lawyers, educators)
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- Staff writers, industry specialists, and contributing authors
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| Intended Audience |
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- Scholars or professionals in a particular discipline, field of study, or trade (psychology, medicine, law, etc.)
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- Practitioners and professionals in a specific industry, trade, or organization
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| Content |
- General interest
- Popular culture
- General news
- Entertainment
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- 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
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- Industry related news, trends, techniques, product reviews, statistical data, upcoming events, and more
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| Level of Language |
- "Everyday" vocabulary/terms
- Meant to be easily understood by all audiences
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- Specialized vocabulary
- Terms and concepts specific to a particular discipline or field of study
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- Use vocabulary relevant to an industry, trade or organization
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| References or Bibliography of Sources |
- Very rarely are any sources listed
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- A list of references or sources is provided at the end of each article
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- Some, but not all, articles contain a list of sources
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| Review Policy |
- Articles are reviewed by the magazine's editor or editorial staff
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- 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"
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- Articles are reviewed by the publication’s general editorial staff
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| Advertisments |
- Almost always and in high quantities
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- Occasionally, but highly specialized and specific to scholarly discipline (i.e. specific laboratory equipment, medical tools and drugs)
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- Advertising almost always present
- Ads relate to relevant industry, trade, or organization
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| Examples |
- Time
- Newsweek
- People
- Entertainment Weekly
- Stone Soup
- Sports Illustrated
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- 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)
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- Publishers Weekly
- Advertising Age
- American Libraries
- Chronicle of Higher Education
- American Nurse
- PC Week
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