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The Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Library subscribes to 233 magazines and journals. In addition, the Library subscribes to several magazine and journal databases which contain articles from thousands of magazines and journals.
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Scholarly journals contain articles geared towards scholars, specialists and graduate majors in specific fields. They may be harder to read because they contain technical language and professional jargon.
Articles are written by scholars and specialists who may have spent years studying the topic and conducting research for the article. The articles usually have been subjected to a process of review - the author asks other specialists in the field to read the article, ask probing questions and return it with comments, criticisms, etc. The editorial board of the journal is made up of specialists in the field; they review and select or reject articles for publication.
Detailed, in-depth coverage of specific topics.
Information on recent events or issues would NOT be found in journals. The process of publication for journal articles, which includes reviews by field experts, can take 6 months or more; the articles themselves may be reports on research that has taken years.
Writers of journal articles are supposed to present objective conclusions, based on the results of unbiased research, studies, surveys and analyses.
Journal Examples: American Journal of Sociology, Journal of Religion, Art Bulletin.
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