Types+of+Periodicals+Nursing

=__Periodicals__=
 * **Periodicals appear on a "periodic" basis--yearly, monthly, daily, etc. They include magazines, journals, and newspapers.**

Types of Periodicals

 * || __**Scholarly**__ || __**Professional/Trade**__ || __**Popular**__ ||
 * **Articles Written By** || Experts in the field || Specialists || Freelance writers or staff ||
 * **Peer Reviewed or Refereed xxx ** || Always || Sometimes || No ||
 * **Citations** || Always || Sometimes || Sources mentioned but usually not cited xx ||
 * **Advertising** || Little or none || Usually Professional || Many ||
 * **Type of Info** || research || Practical Information || Entertaining or enriching ||
 * **Illustrations** || Charts & graphs || Charts, graphs, & occasional pictures xx || Many & diverse ||
 * **Examples** || * //Journal of Transcultural Nursing//
 * //Issues in Mental Health Nursing//
 * //Applied Nursing Research// || * //Nursing//
 * //Nursing Times//
 * //The Nurse Practitioner// || * //Prevention//
 * //Health//
 * //Time Magazine// ||

For more information:

 * Popular literature vs. scholarly, peer-reviewed literature: what's the difference?

Helpful Hints:

 * EBSCO databases offer descriptions of the publications. Read these to help decide what type of journal it is. Some of the links in the chart examples above will go to pages with these descriptions.