Popular magazines are not considered to be a very credible source type because there is no peer review, and there are very few citations. However, unlike blogs, published magazines usually do uphold journalistic standards of not publishing lies or slander that could result in litigation.

Is a magazine a scholarly source?

When you are doing research, most of your sources should be scholarly. Often popular periodicals are called magazines and scholarly periodicals are called journals. ... Author's credentials are provided; usually a scholar or specialist with subject expertise.

What kind of source is magazines?

Magazine articles are secondary sources, but for someone researching the view of judicial punishment in the 1920s, magazines from that time period are primary sources. Indeed, any older publication, such as those prior to the 20th century, is very often automatically considered a primary source.