Still confused? It can be hard to tell whether a source is scholarly, trade, or popular. Here's a comparison of different types of sources that you might see in different fields.
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American Journal of Psychology
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APA Monitor on Psychology
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Psychology Today
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Journal of the American Medical Association
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American Nurse Today
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Newsweek
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Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice
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Women's Wear Daily
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Cosmopolitan
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Journal of American History
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Perspectives on History
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Time
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Child Development
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TEACH Magazine
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Baltimore's Child
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Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Journal
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Bloomberg Businessweek
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Business section of the New York Times
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One thing that might help is to remember that the content of scholarly and trade sources is often similar. The articles are geared toward people who are already working, studying, or researching in that field and are may not be very interesting to the general public. However, the look and feel of trade and popular sources are often very similar. They're designed to catch the reader's attention and draw people in, whether they're working professionals or members of the general public.
