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Public Health

Types of Articles

Examples of Scholarly journals

American Journal of Public Health

Epidemiologic Reviews

Annual Review of Public Health

Examples of Popular publications

Fitness

Prevention

Sports Illustrated

Time


 

    Scholarly vs. Popular Periodicals

    Evaluating Articles

    You will need to evaluate each article you find to determine if it is appropriate for you to use in your work.  Use the following criteria to evaluate your articles:

    • Relevance
    • Timeliness
    • References/Bibliography
    • Reliability
    • Validity
    • Credibility
    • Perspective
    • Purpose
    • Commercialism
    • Intended Audience
    • Sophistication
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