Illustrative material consists of charts, diagrams, graphs, and not pictures. Articles are discipline-specific. Articles are intended to report original research that breaks new ground in a field and are written for people with some knowledge of the subject. Articles are refereed or peer reviewed, meaning that they are reviewed by people who are experts in the field and who recommend them for publication. Articles include information about the author who, more often than not, is a scholar who has considerable expertise in the discipline.
Articles are generally p receded by an abstract and are followed by a bibliography.
Articles are lengthy, around twenty pages. Magazines have advertisements. Illustrative material consists primarily of pictures. Articles are on a variety of subjects. Articles are on subjects of general interest and are written for a general audience.