This document outlines the key differences between scholarly and popular journals. Scholarly journals are usually published by professional societies, have peer reviewers listed, use discipline-specific language, include references and statistics, and provide in-depth coverage of new research. Popular journals are written for general audiences, have catchy graphics and short articles without citations, and aim to entertain and promote viewpoints. Electronic resources with subject-specific indexes and longer articles with footnotes are more likely to contain scholarly articles.