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| Scholarly Journals | Popular Magazines | |
| Author | Who is the author? What are her/his credentials? What else has the author written? Is the author's name cited by other writers on the subject? If so, it means the author is considered a reliable scholar in the field. | Even though this issue of Time features Frank Lloyd Wright, it is not a scholarly resource. Authors are journalists or freelancers. Often the articles are not signed by an author. |
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Intended Audience |
Students/Researchers, academics in the field. |
Everyone. |
| Bibliography or Documentation |
The material must include footnotes and a bibliography that allow a reader to check resources for additional information. This includes websites. |
References are not included or, if included, are very brief. |
| Content |
Scholarly journal topics focus on a certain field of study that can often be very specific. Scholarly articles tend to be longer in length. |
Popular magazine content varies widely and tends to be more general in nature. Popular articles tend to be shorter in length. |
| Frequency |
Monthly,Quarterly, Biennial, or Annual. Is the published material up-to-date? Current publications will include the latest research on the subject. For the Web, when was it last updated? Avoid using material that is not dated. |
Weekly or Monthly. |
| Publisher |
For books: a university press is recommended (Yale University Press, Oxford University Press, etc.). One can also rely on commercial publishers with a strong reputation in art history (i.e., Ashgate, Routledge, Brill, Harvey Miller, etc.). For journals: publications by professional associations, societies and some commercial publishers. |
Commercial publishers often publish magazines on several topics. |
This was adapted from a chart created by Ray Anne Lockard.
