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CATEGORY	Scholarly	Trade	General
Author	researchers, scholars and experts	people in field, specialized journalists	journalists
Length	longer, in-depth articles	some lengthy, mostly shorter articles	short, a few pages at the most
Language	uses vocabulary of the discipline	uses the jargon of the field	simple, general vocabulary
Publisher	university & scholarly presses, professional organizations	professional organizations and trade publishers	commercial and trade publishers
Sources	footnotes & bibliographies always included	usually cited, but not as extensive	generally not cited
Graphics	charts, tables, almost no advertisements	some illustrations & ads related to the profession	lots of photographs and advertisements
Intended Value	to share original research with the academic community and other scholars	trends, news and information for the field	current events, news, popular culture, and entertainment
Examples	Foreign Affairs, Journal of Educational Psychology, American Economic Review	Farm Industry News, HR Magazine, Automotive News, Library Journal, Franchise Times	Time, Newsweek, People, US News & World Report