Like newspapers, both journals and magazines are important sources to obtain up-to-date information in all subject areas. You will find instructors encouraging you to locate periodical articles for your research.
But what if an instructor says to use ONLY scholarly journals? And to set the record straight--scholarly journals are magazines. But what is the difference between a scholarly journal AND general interest and popular magazines?
Many scholarly journals are published by an organization. Examples of scholarly journals include:
Scholarly journals have now been defined. But what about general interest magazines?