What are professional magazines?
Professional nursing magazines:
- are targeted to professional nurses
- often contain articles written by nurses
- may contain advertising and other content apart from articles
- usually do not present original research
- often are not peer-reviewed
Below are some examples of professional nursing magazines available at UC Library. Follow the database link(s) to search any of these publications:
Imprint - The Professional Magazine for Student Nurses
What are academic journals?
Academic nursing journals:
- are targeted to academic audiences
- contain articles written by researchers
- include articles reporting original research
- usually don't contain many advertisements
- are considered "scholarly"
- are refereed or peer-reviewed
Below are some examples of academic nursing journals available at UC Library. Follow the links to search any of these journals.
Journal of Obstetric, Gynecological and Neonatal Nursing (JOGNN)