Popular Magazine vs. Scholarly Journal
Popular vs. Scholarly
Introduction
Journals and magazines are published on an ongoing basis and are important sources for up-to-date information. Articles provide specialized or focused information on one aspect of a topic. Books or encyclopedias should be consulted for background reading, in depth analysis. Articles will contain information too current to have appeared in books.
Scholary journals have a serious appearance: text-oriented with few photographs and include graphs and charts illustrating research results or otherwise supporting the text. They often have journal or review or quarterly as part of the title and may only be available to members of a group or by subscription
Popular magazines have an attractive appearance, often on glossy paper, with many photographs and eye-catching graphics. Titles are "catchy" or intriguing. They are usually sold at newsstands or bookstores and are usually published on a weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly basis.
