Kinesiology and Sports Science

Each issue of a periodical -- whether it's a magazine, journal, or newspaper -- typically contains several articles.  However there are major differences between various types of periodicals, as the matrix below illustrates.

• Magazines and Newspapers
  • current news coverage
  • entertainment content
• Scholarly/Peer Review Journals
  • original research in a specific subject area
  • highly regarded sources because they are reviewed by other subject experts before being published
• Trade Publications
  • news coverage relevant to a specific profession or industry