Psychology Resources : Journals
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Scholarly and Trade Journals - the basics
Articles represent the most current information published in a field of study.
Most academic professionals and researchers prefer articles that are "scholarly" in nature.
Characteristics of scholarly journals include the following qualities:
- The articles contain original research such as scientific experiments, surveys and research studies.
- A list of references or sources is provided at the end of each article.
- An editorial board, composed of experts in the field, reviews the articles to determine whether they should be accepted for publication. This is also known as "peer-reviewed," "professional," or "academic".
- The use of specialized vocabulary by discipline is expected.
- Publications contain few, if any, advertisements.
Trade journals are intended for practitioners in the industry. They include scientific and technical articles, but most are not peer-reviewed.
For more information on this topic go to What are "scholarly", "professional", and "popular" articles?, an information sheet authored by KSU University Libraries.
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