Early Childhood Education: Articles: Academic Journals, Magazines, & Newspapers

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Having a hard time telling magazines apart from academic or professional journals? Here are some helpful clues:

Magazines:

• Intended for general audiences
• Often written by generalists
• Articles do not undergo peer review
• May report on research secondhand
• Often do not include citations
• Easy to read
• Attractive layout and photographs
• Many advertisements
• Published commercially for profit

Journals:

• Written for experts by experts or students in the field
• Articles often undergo peer review
• Often report on original research
• Articles include citations
• Lots of technical jargon
• Illustrations often limited to charts
• Few or no advertisements
• Often published by educational institutions or professional groups

The following databases are best for finding original research, current events, and other articles from academic journals, magazines, and newspapers--although you'll find other types of content (images, videos, audio files, ebooks, etc.) as well. They cover a range of topics.

The Journals A-to-Z tool tells you whether the NWACC Library currently has full-text access to a particular journal, magazine, or newspaper.

Simply search for the publication's title (Time, National Geographic, etc.) in the main search field. Search results will include links to databases that contain full-text articles.

Check out these helpful resources from the Library's Research Smarter guide.