1. Types of Periodicals Popular Vs. Scholarly

2. Two Major Types of Periodicals POPULAR Scholarly

3. Values and Uses POPULAR Current Events Hot Topics Short Articles Interviews Book Reviews Reviewed by Publisher or Editor Scholarly Reports of Original Research In depth analysis of issues related to discipline Academic level book reviews Refereed or Peer reviewed

4. Publisher Popular Commercial Publishers or Trade Associations Scholarly University, scholarly presses or academic/research organizations

5. Scholarly Quarterly Irregularly Popular weekly, biweekly or monthly Frequency

6. Audience Popular General Readers Scholarly Academics and Researchers

7. Types of Articles Popular Short, non-technical with photos and graphics Colorful, illustrated Rarely cite any sources Scholarly Long, research style with tables and charts Plain, mostly text Footnotes and Bibliographies

8. Writing Style and Authors Popular Informal or Journalistic Written by Staff writers or Freelancers Scholarly Formal and/or Scientific Written by Academics and Researchers

9. Examples Popular scholarly

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