Research & Source/Publication Types: Video & Slides
- Research & Source/Publication Types: SlidesReview the slides about databases and publication types.
Types of Publications/Sources
Library Databases: What are they?
Popular vs. Scholarly Publications/Sources
| Popular | Scholarly |
|---|---|
| Types of Popular Publications: Newspapers, Magazines, Trade Publications | Types of Scholarly Publications: Scientific Journals, Academic Journals, Peer-Reviewed Journals |
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Purpose: Meant to inform, educate, entertain, or sell information. Subscriptions and advertisers pay for the production of the publication. |
Purpose: Present new research findings to a narrow audience of experts and researchers in a field. May also present "literature reviews," that is, overview articles looking at research in a field over time. |
| Content: Wide ranging content, including lifestyles, popular science, business and commerce, current events, politics, hobbies, and education; covered for the general reader or enthusiast. Lots of advertisements. | Content: Editorial essays in specialized fields, new scientific and academic findings, literature reviews of past research findings, and articles about particular fields of study. All areas of research are represented, skilled trades, social sciences, sciences, humanities, and fine arts. Usually few or no advertisements. |
| Authority: Written by journalists, staff, or tradespeople in a field, or paid writers. Specialized knowledge is not assumed. Articles are often unattributed, that is, an author isn't listed. | Authority: Original research findings are written by experts in a field and researchers. There are often multiple authors, especially on big research studies. The professional affiliations of authors are often listed. |
| Review Process: Articles may or may not be reviewed by editors. Articles may or may not be fact-checked by professional fact checkers. | Review Process: Articles are reviewed by editors and often peer-reviewed by one or more experts. Studies presented are created in ways meant to encourage or allow for replication of results to ensure integrity. Peer-reviewers are sometime called referees. |
| Length: Often Short, including less than a page, but sometimes longer. | Length: At least five pages long, but ten to twenty pages (or more) is not uncommon. |
| Appearance: Headlines, photos, illustrations, and attractive layouts meant to entertain, inspire, or grab attention. No standard format. | Appearance: Mostly text, with graphs, charts, and illustrations that are meant to illustrate the data and processes that are part of the research process. Format often contains the following: Abstract, Methods, Results, Conclusion, and References (Sources). |
| References: Articles rarely contain citations, sources, or references. | References: Research studies and other articles presenting original work always contain citations, sources, and references. |
| Examples: Rolling Stone, Vogue, Car & Driver, Fine Gardening, Wall Street Journal, Astronomy, Wired, Grit, Home Handyman, Knitting, Bon Appetit, and Psychology Today, | Examples: PLoS ONE, Nature, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, Art Journal, European Food & Feed Law Review |