The language used is specific to the discipline covered. It assumes some discipline knowledge on the part of the reader. The primary purpose is to report on original research, making it available to the rest of the scholars within the discipline. Many are published by professional associations or universities. These may be appealing in appearance.
Articles often have numerous photographs.
News and general interest periodicals may or may not cite sources used in articles. Articles may be written by a variety of staff members, scholars or free lance writers. The language is geared to interested audiences. No discipline knowledge is assumed. These periodicals are generally produced by commercial publishers.