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What are the differences between scholarly and popular journal articles?

April 26, 2017Articles differences Popular scholarly

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What are the differences between scholarly and popular journal articles?

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• Written for non-specialists • Published to make a profit; the line between informing and selling may be blurred • Authors usually do not cite sources • Timely coverage of popular topics and current events and provide broad overview of topics

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• Written for subject specialists • Articles are critically evaluated by experts before they can be published (peer-reviewed) • Footnotes, bibliographies or references support research and point to additional research on a topic • Authors describe methodology and supply data used to support research results