ENVI 307: Environmental Law: Journal Articles

Popular Magazines

Scholarly Journals

Authority

• Written by journalists/staff writers.
• Name of writer may not be provided.
• Author may not have any background in the subject area.

• Written by scholars/researchers.
• Name of writer always provided.
• Author has conducted research and has educational background in the subject area.

Audience and Purpose

• Read by the general public.
• Written in easy to understand language.
• Content is written to inform, entertain, or persuade readers.

• Read by scholars and researchers.
• Written with specialized vocabulary familiar to its readers.
• Content is written to share and analyze results of research and debate issues in the subject area.

Depth

• Tend to be short (less than 5 pages).
• Provide overviews of the topic.
• May be heavily illustrated with photographs.

• Tend to be long (more than 10 pages).
• Provide in-depth analysis of the topic.
• May include graphs and charts of research data.

Sources

• May mention reports and studies in the text, but do not provide a full citation.

• Have a bibliography and/or footnotes/endnotes, allowing the reader to verify sources used.

Examples