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Is it a Scholarly Journal or a Magazine article?
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Scholarly Journal |
Magazine Article |
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Length |
Longer articles, providing in-depth analysis
of topics |
Shorter articles, providing broader
overviews of topics |
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Authorship |
Author usually an expert or specialist in
the field, name and credentials always
provided |
Author usually a staff writer or a journalist,
name and credentials often not provided |
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Language/Audience |
Written in the jargon of the field for
scholarly readers (professors, researchers
or students) |
Written in non-technical language for
anyone to understand |
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Format/Structure |
Articles usually more structured, may
include these sections: abstract, literature
review, methodology, results, conclusion,
bibliography |
Articles do not necessarily follow a
specific format or structure |
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Special Features |
Illustrations that support the text, such as
tables of statistics, graphs, maps, or
photographs |
Illustrations with glossy or color
photographs, usually for advertising
purposes |
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Editors |
Articles usually reviewed and critically
evaluated by a board of experts in the field
(refereed) |
Articles are not evaluated by experts in the
field, but by editors on staff |
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Credits |
A bibliography (works cited) and/or
footnotes are always provided to document
research thoroughly |
A bibliography (works cited) is usually not
provided, although names of reports or
references may be mentioned in the text.
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Research Tutorial 
*From the University of Texas at San Antontio
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