What is a peer-reviewed article? Check out the presentation below to learn!

It is important to be aware of the different types of publication sources so that when you are conducting research you know what publication source will meet your information need. Also, in order to properly cite a source, you need to identify it’s publication type to determine the correct formatting. Determining publication type can be more challenging when viewing an article in electronic format since there is often less context

Periodicals are publications that contain articles and are printed and distributed at regular intervals. There are three main types of periodicals:

• Purpose is to entertain
• Articles written by journalists
• Uses flashy pictures and headlines to attract readers
• Normally no citations included
• Articles about current events and culture
• Published monthly and sometimes weekly
• Written for the general public thus writing is easy to understand

• Purpose is for entertaining and/or informing about recent events
• Articles written by journalists
• Articles published daily
• Usually no citation
• Articles written to report current events
• Articles are often short in length
• Pictures and headlines used to grab attention

• Purpose is for educating
• Articles written by scholars and experts
• Articles are in-depth and long
• Language of articles is technical
• Sources are cited
• No advertising
• Graphs, charts and illustrations are used to show research

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