These magazines are usually written for the average reader and often contain color photographs and advertisements. Authors for popular magazines are journalists or staff writers. Bibliographies are not a standard element. They are published by commercial presses and are meant to appeal to a broad audience. Trade journals may be published weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly.
Articles are usually short and technical, with graphics.
Coverage includes narrow business affairs and issues, industry specific articles, current trends and practices, and product information and advertisements. They have a narrow scope of topic, usually concerned with a specific area of study or research. Articles are written by experts in the field, and contain the technical language used in that field. Noting an author's affiliation is a common practice in scholarly journals . Author affiliation is the institution the author is associated with, such as Florida State University.