Source type |
Articles in Scholarly Journals |
Articles in Magazines |
Who wrote the article |
Are written by a researcher, scholar, or practitioner. |
Are written by journalists, free-lance writers, editorial staff |
Who is the intended audience? |
Are written for other scholars, professionals, or students |
Are written for the general public |
What is the purpose of the publication? |
Report original research, experiments, or theories |
Report or persuade |
Does the author cite her sources? |
Always have footnotes or bibliography |
Rarely have footnotes or bibliography, or cite sources even informally. |
Examples |
Psychological Bulletin, Journal of Marriage and the Family, Harvard Educational Review |
Prevention, Shape, Reader's Digest |