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Articles
Purpose-Why was Article Written?- Express an opinion
- Summarize current research
- Provide evidence to support a thesis or hypothesis
Where Was it Published?- Scholarly Journals
- Peer reviewed
- Often published by a scholarly, professional organization
- May have abstract (summary) of the article
- May have a literature review
- Usually no pictures, but may have charts or diagrams
- Usually lengthy articles, with extensive footnotes
- Usually have bibliographies
- May give author affiliation (university, research organization, etc.)
- Has a conclusion
- Trade Journals
- Information on topics for a particular discipline, industry, or profession.
- Not peer reviewed
- Popular Magazines
- Short, often unauthored articles
- No bibliography
- Not peer reviewed
