Articles that appear in scholarly, peer-reviewed journals are different than the articles you see in magazines, newspapers and on the Web. Here is a guide that can help you identify the type of information you are looking at.
- Newspapers and magazines have a staff of editors.
- Why do they choose to publish the articles that they do?
- Who writes for magazines and newspapers?
- How do you get access to these publications?
- Academic journals are peer-reviewed before publication.
- Who writes in these publications?
- Who decides what gets published in these journals?
- How do you get access to these publications?
- Think of a source you read on the Web to get news or information.
- Who writes for that source?
- Who decides what gets hosted or posted on that site?
- Do you pay for access to that site?
- How do they make their money to employ staff and stay up and running?
