Scholarly journals
These publications are used to disseminate the results of empirical research and they are peer reviewed by peer researchers in their field.
- Intended audience: Aimed at an academic audience, policy makers or professionals in their field
- Authors: Depending on their discipline, 1-100 authors with academic credentials
- Format: Depending on the type of academic article. Usually includes an Introduction, Body paragraphs, Results and Discussion. Could also follow the IMRAD structure when disseminating original research. Lengthy (Between 10-60 pages)
- Reading level: Aimed at the level of academic reading with lots of technical jargon and formulas
- Reference list? A definite requirement
Magazines (Popular magazines)
These are published by commercial companies and do not always undergo peer review. They contain content written in lay language for a general public. However, sometimes the research from Scholarly journals are translated using this channel.
- Intended audience: Intended for the broader public
- Authors: 1-3 authors, reporters or journalists
- Format: Shorter length for easy reading (1-10 pages)
- Reading level: Depending on the aims of the publication, usually intended to be easy to digest
- Reference list? Often not provided
Examples:
- New Scientist
- Newsweek
- Nutrition Today
- Practical Homeschooling
- Psychology Today
Use
Gale OneFile: Popular Magazines to stay up to date with magazines. You can login using your Google or Microsoft account. That allows you to save documents, citations, and highlights to Google Drive™ or to Microsoft.
After accessing Popular Magazines, continue with a Publication search. You can find a list of all the latest issues for the publication and click into one of these, or search within the publication using key words. You can also create a 'journal alert' individually. Choose between email or RSS alerts.
