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Comparing "peer-reviewed" journals with "popular" periodicals
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Peer-reviewed journals
  
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Newspapers and magazines
  
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Authors
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experts in specific fields
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journalists, reporters, opinion writers
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Audience
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other experts, researchers, academics / professors, and students
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general / non-professionals
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Purpose
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for experts to communicate with other experts and advance knowledge in a subject or field
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to educate the general public and generate revenue
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Reference List
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comprehensive
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minimal or none
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Process
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articles are selected based on rigorous peer-review process; publication process is slow
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articles are selected based on review by editors; publication process is fast
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Advertisements
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Few or none
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many
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Writing Style
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Written in the technical language of the field
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Written in non-technical language and for the general public
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