Features of popular journals

About hot topics, current events, public opinion
May be written by journalists who lack expertise in the subject area
Usually brief with little depth to the content
Contains few or no references
Do not usually report on results of original research
Often contain many images

May be written in informal or non-technical language
Usually published by commercial publishers
An editor only may review articles prior to publication
Contain numerous advertisements
Frequency of publication - daily, weekly, monthly.