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Popular sources
- Articles are usually written by a journalist.
- Articles are written to be understandable to a wide audience.
- The purpose of the article is to entertain, to report news, or to summarize information.
- Magazines are usually published by a commercial publisher.
- Magazines are usually published weekly or monthly
- Magazines usually have many advertisements and photographs.
Scholarly sources
- Articles are written by researchers and subject experts
- Peer reviewed
- Articles are written for other members of the academic discipline: researchers, professors, and students
- The purpose of the article is to report research and scholarly ideas and to add to the body of scholarly knowledge about the subject
- Academic journals are usually published by university presses or professional organizations
- Academic journals are usually published monthly or quarterly
