Periodicals are items that are published on a specific date, such as daily, weekly, monthly, and bimonthly. They include newspapers, magazines, and journals.
Newspapers
- Published daily
- Short articles
Magazines
- Published weekly or monthly
- Shorter articles
- Have color pictures and advertising
Journals
- Published monthly, bimonthly, or quarterly
- Long articles
- Scholarly
- Peer reviewed
- Written by professionals in the field
- Generally, they have very little advertising or color pictures
- Subject focused
- Trade journals: may have more advertising and color pictures, may have shorter articles
