Full-text scholarly and peer reviewed articles for nursing and allied health topics.
Full-text articles covering health, medicine, substance abuse, and many other health-related topics.
Provides students, allied health professionals, nurses, and medical educators access to scholarly journals on many medical disciplines.
| Scholarly Journals | Popular Magazines/Newspapers | |
|---|---|---|
| Length of articles | long, 5 - 50 pages | short, 1 - 5 pages |
| Audience | academics, professors, specialists in the field | general readers |
| Authority | academics, researchers, scientists | journalists, professional writers |
| Sources | includes References or Works Cited | source material not usually included |
| Look for | data, charts, tables, few ads | photographs, commercial advertising |
| Frequency | quarterly, annually | daily, weekly, |
| Subject | single, specific aspect of a topic | variety of topics, entertain or inform |
| Language | specialized vocabulary | conventional, high school level |
| Peer-review | reviewed by experts in the field | editor, or staff, proofread |
