Technical communication. Technical communication is a means to convey scientific, engineering, or other technical information. Individuals in a variety of contexts and with varied professional credentials engage in technical communication. Some individuals are designated as technical communicators or technical writers.
This guide is designed to teach the differences between popular and scholarly articles. Popular Articles (Magazines) 1  Are often written by journalists or professional writers for a general audience.  Use language easily understood by general readers.
1 Scholarly or peer-reviewed journals have collections of articles written by experts in academic or professional fields. 2  Such journals are excellent for finding out what has been studied or researched on a topic, and to find bibliographies that point to other relevant sources of information.