They assume a certain gullibility in their audience. The main purpose of sensational magazines seems to be to arouse curiosity and to cater to popular superstitions. There are reference books which describe and evaluate periodicals. Magazines for Libraries . Each entry gives name of periodical, beginning publication date, publisher, editor, address, price and such information as indexing, size, and level of audience.
Short abstracts describe the scope, political slant, and other aspects of the publication.
Arrangement is topical, bringing magazines and journals on like subjects together. To find an individual title, use the title index at the end of the volume.