Inside periodicals
Periodicals have many differences in terms of their purpose, audience, writers, language, publisher and publishing procedures.
Check the table to understand the basic characteristics of each periodical type.
Source |
Purpose |
Authors |
Audience |
Language |
Publisher |
Review Process |
Journal
|
To advance OR report new knowledge |
Experts |
Academics |
Technical Formal Scientific |
Scholarly OR Professional Association |
Peers |
Trade
|
To report OR summarize best practices and latest developments, trends, products on a field |
Experts Professional writers Journalists |
Academics Professionals |
Informal |
Scholarly OR Professional Association |
Editor |
Magazine
|
To report OR summarize information |
Professional writers Journalists |
General |
Informal |
Commercial Publishers |
Editor |
Newspaper |
To report current information |
Journalists |
General |
Informal |
Commercial Publishers |
Editor |