Journal Articles vs. Magazine Articles
Sometimes it is difficult to tell whether a publication is considered a magazine or a journal... but you may need to find only a particular type of article for your research. This chart will help you decide whether an article is from a journal (sometimes called 'scholarly', 'refereed', or 'peer reviewed' articles) or from a magazine.
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Journal Articles |
Magazine Articles |
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Content |
Reports of research carried out in a particular subject field or proceedings of conferences |
Miscellaneous articles and news items, covering a wide variety of subject areas |
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Audience |
Written in the language of the field for scholarly readers (professors, researchers or students) |
Written in non-technical language for anyone to understand |
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Credit |
Bibliographic references (footnotes, end notes, etc.) |
Few or No bibliographic references |
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Authorship |
Articles submitted by researchers in the field |
Articles submitted by writers or editors employed by the magazine |
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Editors |
Reviewed by referees and editors |
Reviewed by editors only |
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Publisher |
Sponsored by a scholarly group or for profit company |
Published by a for-profit company |
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Layout |
Little or no advertising
Plain text with some illustrations to support it |
Much advertising
Pictures and graphics are used to create a "glitzy and glossy" look |
