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| Scholarly (peer-reviewed, academic) | Authoritative | Popular | |
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| Audience | other scholars/researchers | everyone | everyone |
| Vocabulary | specialized language of the field, "jargon" | professional language | common language |
| Structure |
very structured (abstract, intro, methods, conclusion, bibliography) Not exactly true for art history articles! |
can be structured for clarity | more story-like, shorter with minimal headings |
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many sources in the bibliography |
sometimes includes a few sources or footnotes | no bibliography |
| Review | blind reviewed by other scholars | fact checked by the organization | sometimes reviewed by an editor |
| Examples | Ars Orientalis, Art History, Arte Medievale, Metropolitan Museum Journal, Revue Achéologique, Studies in Iconography | museum publications | Art & Museum, Daily Art, History Magazine, National Geographic, Smithsonian Magazine |
| Author(s) | scholar(s) | experts or reputable organizations | non-experts or journalists |
