Popular Magazines & Newspapers
Written by paid journalists, staff writers, freelance writers. An article usually has just one author.
Written for the general public. Often written to entertain as well as to inform.
Sources may be mentioned, but not formally cited.
Glossy cover, short articles, colorful images.
Subscriptions are inexpensive.
Examples (front cover image goes to Amazon—please use the title link instead).
American CraftEBSCO Readers' Guide Full Text: 2006 - present
New York Times, TheProQuest US Major Dailies: 1980 - present
PreventionGale Health and Wellness: 1993 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 month)
EBSCO Readers' Guide Full Text: 2002 - present
Psychology TodayEBSCO Readers' Guide Full Text: 1998 - present
Gale Health and Wellness: 1992 - present
Scholarly Journals
Written by unpaid specialists in the field, including professors and other researchers. An article usually has several authors.
Written in specialized and technical language for academics and other specialists in the field to report research and analysis.
Usually peer reviewed (read and evaluated by specialists in the field). Go to: peer review explained at Science Direct.
Sources are formally cited in footnotes and bibliographies.
Long articles include an abstract and conclusion; may include charts, graphs, or tables.
Subscriptions are expensive.
Examples
Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy AssociationFrom the American Art Therapy Association. For more information about the journal, go to the journal Aims and Scope page.
Taylor & Francis: 1997 - present
Psychological ScienceFrom the Association for Psychological Science. For more information about the journal, go to the journal description.
Sage: 1999 - present
Print: 1998 - 1998
Journal of Marketing ResearchFrom the American Marketing Association. For more information about the journal, go to the about this journal page.
SAGE Journals: 1999 - present
Contemporary LiteraturePublished by University of Wisconsin Press. For more information about the journal, go to the about this journal page.
Project Muse: 2004 - present
EBSCOhost: 1983 - 2011
Microform: 1969 - 1990
Journal of Nutritional BiochemistryPublished by Elsevier. For more information about the journal, go to the about the journal page.
ScienceDirect: 2009 - present
Popular Magazine Article
Withgott, J. (2003). Refugee species are feeling the heat of global warming. New Scientist, 1774.
One author and affiliation is not listed:
Writing style is relatively informal.
Sources are not formally cited at the end of the article.
Scholarly Journal Article
Cordellier, M., Pfenninger, A., Streit, B., & Pfenninger, M. (2012). Assessing the effects of climate change on the distribution of pulmonate freshwater snail biodiversity. Marine Biology, 159(11), 2519-2531.
Authors with affiliation:
Writing uses discipline specific jargon. Note the in-text citations.
Sources are listed at the end of the article.
Popular Magazines vs. Scholarly Journals
- Examples from NC State University
- What is peer review?
An explanation of peer review from ScienceDirect.
Interlibrary Loan
Students, faculty, and staff of Cedar Crest College may submit ILL requests.
To request an Interlibrary Loan (ILL):
1. Try searching Google Scholar before requesting an ILL.
2. To request an ILL, search WorldCat Discovery, the Library Catalog.
a. Find the record for the book or article.
b. Look for the "Request Item through Interlibrary Loan" button.
c. If the record is not found in WorldCat Discovery, the Library Catalog, then:
i. WorldCat Discovery A-to-Z (incl. the date, volume and issue)
ii. Book request
iii. Journal Article request