Archival journal and book collections include more than 2,000 journals and 7,000 books in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. JSTOR offers 15 Arts & Sciences collections that span 60 disciplines, and the Life Science Collection comprises more than 160 journals in the field sciences, and broad coverage of the health sciences.
DOAJ is an online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, scholarly peer-reviewed journals.
Selected full-text scholarly journal titles available from the following subject collections: business, management, accounting; earth/planetary sciences; health sciences; physics and astronomy; and agricultural and biological sciences.
POPULAR MAGAZINES | SCHOLARLY JOURNALS |
Its purpose is to inform or entertain | Its aim is to report on scholarly research |
Articles typically short in length | Longer articles with in-depth analysis |
Written by a reporter, journalist, or staff writer | Written by a scholarly expert or specialist (credentials provided) |
Articles are reviewed by editorial staff | Articles are peer-reviewed & critically evaluated by scholars |
Little or no references are included as support | Sources are always cited in a formal bibliography |
Slick & attractive in appearance with advertisements & glossy photos | Very structured format: abstract, methodology, literature review, results, conclusion. No frills. |
Examples: People, National Geographic, Reader's Digest | Examples: Young Children, New England Journal of Medicine, Harvard Business Review |