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Scholarly Journals vs. Popular Journals

Table showing differences between scholarly journals and magazines. Most information is repeated in the text below.

Scholarly journals have articles written by researchers who are considered experts in a field. These journals are also known as "peer-reviewed," "refereed" or "academic" journals. American School Board Journal is a scholarly journal.

Popular magazines have articles written by writers or journalists. Time and Newsweek are examples of popular journals.

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