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Scholarly and Professional Readership: other scholars & students in the field or the profession Purpose: to inform, promote discussion, and/or report on original research or experimentation. |
Popular Readership: general public.
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Articles are written by a scholar or researcher in the field. |
Author may or may not be named; articles written by editorial staff or professional writers. |
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Always cite their sources. There is usually a summary or abstract at the beginning of the article and the credentials of the author. |
Rarely cite sources. |
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Peer reviewed: articles are reviewed by scholars or researchers, in addition to the editor of the journal, before being published. |
Not peer reviewed. |
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Language used is that of the discipline; requires prior knowledge. |
Language is geared for a general audience; understandable for most readers. |
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