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Periodicals are defined as publications that appear on a regular basis and can refer to newspapers, journals, magazines or other serials. As college students your papers are expected to include research from scholarly journal literature. Magazine and newspaper articles found in popular or general periodicals are more often used for background information and for very current topics. While there are times that it is not clear which type a periodical may be, the following chart should be helpful.
Scholarly Journal |
Popular/General Magazine |
Often will have the word “journal” in the title |
May have the word “journal,” such as ladies Home Journal, but this is rare |
Lengthy, and will provide footnotes and a bibliography |
Rarely footnoted, with little or no documentation |
Written by an expert in the field |
Written by a staff member of the publication or freelance author |
Not illustrated, unless with graphs or charts |
Glossy pictures, covers, and often heavily illustrated |
Concerned with academic study and/or research – articles are refereed or peer-reviewed |
Goal is to entertain the reader |
Usually contains technical jargon and terminology of the field |
Very simple language, written for general readers |
Few advertisements |
Numerous ads |
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Journal of Experimental Psychology |
Psychology Today |
The Journal of Southern History |
Time |
The electronic periodical databases subscribed to by the library index hundreds of periodicals and include a huge number of full-text articles. Under the search box are boxes to help limit the search – one that includes the option to find only scholarly (refereed) journal articles.
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