Articles published in magazines are written for a general audience.
Sometimes full text databases will include articles from both scholarly journals and magazines, so you must be able to tell the
difference between the two.
General Characteristics
Authors are magazine staff members or free lance writers.
Authors often mention sources, but rarely formally cite them in bibliographies.
Intended audience is a general or interested reader.
There is no peer review process.
Articles are meant to inform and entertain.
Illustrations are numerous and colorful.
Language is geared to the general adult audience (no specialized knowledge of jargon needed).
