Scholars and researchers. Writers are experts within the occupational group. Scholars, researchers, and experts within the field. A wide variety of topics are covered, emphasizing topics of current public interest or concern. Articles are brief and written in easy to understand language.
Articles are of interest to a specialized occupational group.
Articles may be very technical depending on the nature of the article and the audience. Articles include an introduction that states the problem, a methods section that describes how the problem was studied, a results section that reports the findings, and a discussion that explains implications of the findings. Usually do not cite sources. An abstract or summary often precedes the article. Glossy paper, photos, cartoons, sidebars.