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Understanding Journal Types: Scholarly vs. Trade vs. Popular Publications

Navigating the various types of journal publications can be challenging. This guide explores the characteristics of popular magazines, trade publications, and peer-reviewed journals. Popular magazines target a general audience with a wide range of topics and are easily accessible. Trade publications focus on specific industries, providing detailed insights tailored to professionals. Peer-reviewed journals contain original research and require specialized knowledge. Understanding these differences is crucial for effective research and accessing quality information.

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Understanding Journal Types: Scholarly vs. Trade vs. Popular Publications

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  1. Journals & Databases

  2. Popular Magazines • Aimed at a general audience • Published frequently (weekly) • Wide scope of coverage (entertainment, hobbies, amateur science) • Background on significant events • Easily located at newsstands & book stores

  3. Trade publications • Aimed at workers in a specific industry, occupation or profession. • Covers minute detail of interest to that industry. • Controlled circulation (subscription only) with targeted advertising to that industry.

  4. Peer reviewed/Refereed/Scholarly • Articles examined by people with credentials. • Often has Journal, Review or Research in the name. • Controlled circulation, usually subscription only

  5. Peer reviewed • Assumes specialised prior knowledge • Often original research or theory • Sources always cited.

  6. How not to find journal articles • Catalogue • only gives you call number or link • does not provide article level of detail. • Browse through shelves • print collection is small percentage of available titles. • only current 10 years is on shelf.

  7. Finding journal articles • Databases: Collection of references that may be searched with keywords. • Federated databases (search multiple companies simultaneously) • Individual databases (better limits through their search interface)

  8. Why didn’t I get full text? • No subscription to that journal • Embargo – a period of time a journal is unavailable in full text, between 3-12 months. • No full text available • too old

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