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Popular |
- Written by experts in the field; i.e. scholars, professors, or researchers
- Edited by an editorial board composed of scholars in the field who referee or peer review the article
- Include references and full citations
- Written for experts and scholars in the field
- Tend to use more scholarly or technical language
- Address specialized research topics
- Are usually longer in length
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- Written by journalists or laypersons
- Edited by one or a few people who work for the magazine
- Has very few references with incomplete citations
- Written for a general audience and an average reader
- Contain general information and current events
- Are often full of colorful images and ads
- Are usually shorter in length
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Scholarly journals go through a peer review, or refereed, process before being published. In order to be published in peer-reviewed journals, articles must be approved by scholars and experts in the field the research article is written. The publication process for peer-reviewed journals looks like this:
