• Usually published by scholarly or university presses, research or professional organisations
• Contain few or no advertisements - if included they are usually limited to advertising upcoming conferences, new books
• Articles are -
  • written by an expert or researcher in the discipline. Author credentials are usually listed at the beginning of an article
  • usually preceeded by an abstract
  • generally assume some knowledge of the discipline by the reader
  • contain little or no background information, and fewer images than popular journals
  • referenced with extensive bibliographies
  • generally longer than magazine and popular journal articles
• Language - uses technical language and discipline specific jargon
• Peer reviewed, with editorial board details included in each issue
• Frequency - daily, weekly, monthly or quarterly

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