Library Guides: IET 317: Appiah-Kubi: Trade Publications

What is a Trade Publication?

Trade publications may be written by experts in a certain industry, but they are not considered scholarly, as they share general news, trends, and opinions, rather than advanced research, and are not peer-reviewed.

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