Sociology 308, Dr. Hughes

Types of Periodicals: Journals, Magazines, and Trade Magazines

	SCHOLARLY JOURNALS	POPULAR MAGAZINES	TRADE MAGAZINES
ADVERTISING	Few or no advertisements	Extensive advertising	Extensive advertising
AUDIENCE	Scholars and college students	General; broad-based	Working Professionals
AUTHOR	Scholars and researchers	Staff and freelance writers	Professionals and staff
BIBLIOGRAPHY	Articles: long bibliographies	No	Might have a short bibliography
LANGUAGE/TONE	Academic 7 research-oriented	Simple language	Professional terminology
LENGTH OF ARTICLE	Can be 6-40 pages	Varies; often short	Varies, often short
OVERALL APPEARANCE	Few or no pictures Text w/statistics Few colors	Extensive pictures Glossy Colorful	Extensive pictures Glossy Colorful
PUBLISHER	University or professional	For-profit, commercial	Professional organizations
EXAMPLES	American Journal of Sociology Social Problems Crime and Delinquency Journal of Sociology Scholarly journals are expensive and available through academic libraries.	Time Newsweek Discover Sports Illustrated Magazines are available in bookstores and stores.	Corrections Today Police Chief Beverage World American Libraries Trade magazines come with membership in a professional organization.

Cynthia Bruns

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