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HPHE 6900: Research Procedures in Human Performance and Health Education

This is a library research guide for students enrolled in HPHE 6900: Research Procedures in Human Performance and Health Education

Journa Information

Use the Ulrich's directory linked below to find out more information about journals. You can look up a journal title to find out whether or not it is peer reviewed.

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Z 6941 .U5 (Ref. Desk Collection) . This directory provides detailed and authoritative information on serials published worldwide. It indicates whether a publication is refereed or is indexed. This subscription is limited to two simultaneous users. Please logout when finished.

Chart of Popular, Trade and Scholarly Periodicals

Types of Periodicals in the Library
	Popular Magazines	Trade Journals	Scholarly Journals
Examples	The Economist, Psychology Today, Time, National Geographic	Advertising Age, The CPA Journal, Billboard, American Libraries	Journal of the History of Ideas, College English, Antiquity, Science
Audience	For the general public; use language understood by the average reader	For those in a particular trade or industry	For students, scholars, researchers; uses specialized vocabulary of the discipline
Content	May report research as news items,feature stories, editorials and opinion pieces	Reports on problems or issues in a particular industry	Reports original research, theory; may include an abstract
Appearance	Highly visual, a lot of advertising, color, photos, short articles with no bibliographies or references	Visual, contains advertising, color, photos,	Little or no advertising, has tables & charts, high concentration of print, lengthy articles, bibliographies & references
Authors	Author may not be named, frequently a staff writer, not a subject expert	Staff writers, freelance authors	Authors are specialists, articles are signed, & credentials such as degrees, university affiliation are often given.