Periodicals

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A
    American Heritage
    American Journalism Review
    American Studies with American Studies International
    Art in America
    Atlantic Monthly
B
    Business Week
E  
    English Journal
    ESPN Magazine
F
    Far Eastern Economic Review    
    Forbes
    Foreign Affairs
    Foreign Policy
    Fortune
H
    Harpers Magazine
    Harvard Journal of Law & public Policy
    Human Rights Quarterly
J
    Journal of American Studies
N
    National Geographic
    NewsWeek
S
    Smithsonian
    Sports Illustrated
T
    Time
U
    U.S. News & World Report   

American Heritage

http://www.americanheritage.com/
New York, NY: American Heritage Publishing Co.
Bi-monthly 

No aspect of the American experience is too trivial or too important not to merit treatment in this magazine.  The very readable articles vary in length.  Both the quality and broad popular appeal of this publication make it a standard selection for most American libraries.

American Journalism Review

www.ajr.org
College Park, Maryland: University of Maryland
Bi-monthly

American Studies with American Studies International

http://www2.ku.edu/~amerstud/
Quarterly 

A quarterly interdisciplinary journal sponsored by the Mid-America American Studies Association, the University of Kansas, and the Hall Center for the Humanities.

Art in America

http://www.artinamericamagazine.com/
New York, NY: Brant Art Publications, Inc.
Monthly, except July   

A visual chronicle of the state of American art, this journal covers painting, sculpture, architecture, antiques and photography.  Articles are often extensive and well illustrated reviews of a major exhibition.  Although the emphasis is on the contemporary scene, writers tend to place their subjects in a historical context.  The journal has the substance of an academic journal, but its style of presentation is more informal.

Atlantic Monthly

http://theatlantic.com/
Boston, MA: The Atlantic Monthly Co.
Monthly   

The Atlantic is one of several critical journals with a wide readership.  It incorporates essays on politics, economics, education and other aspects of American life and culture, along with essays on similar aspects of life in other countries.  It also includes fiction and poetry by some of the most popular contemporary U.S. writers.

Business Week

http://www.businessweek.com/
New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Inc.

One of the most widely read U.S. business magazines, Business Week concentrates on corporate business, management and finance.  Articles are usually quite short, although the cover story is always examined in more depth.  Its weekly circulation makes it more current that its nearest competitors, Fortune and Forbes, which are published less regularly.

English Journal

http://cc.ysu.edu/tej/
Publishing Co: Natl. Council of Teachers of English
6/Year

Articles and activities on the teaching of language, literature, composition, & media in secondary schools. English Journal is for middle school and junior and senior high English teachers.

This journal presents the latest developments in teaching composition, reading skills, oral language, literature, and the uses of varied media. Published bimonthly (September, November, January, March, May, and July).

ESPN Magazine

http://espn.go.com/
bi-weekly

ESPN Magazine is a bi-weekly sports magazine published by the ESPN sports network in New Britain, CT in the North America. The first issue was published on March 11, 1998.

The main sports covered include Major League Baseball, NBA, NFL, college basketball, college football, the NCAA Tournament and the NFL Draft. The magazine typically takes a more light-hearted and humorous approach to sporting news compared to competitors such as Sports Illustrated and The Sporting News. It also contains tabloid-type journalism, often looking at players whose careers have suffered as a result of incidents off the field.

Far Eastern Economic Review

http://www.feer.com/

The purpose of this economic publication is to analyze and interpret financial, commercial and industrial developments; to collect economic news; and to present views and opinions with the intent to improve existing conditions. Politics and economics being connatural, it will be inevitable that this publication may at times appear to transgress its primary objective by reporting on, and dealing with, political affairs.

Forbes

www.forbes.com
New York, New York: Forbes, Inc.
Bi-weekly 

Forbes is a popular business and financial magazine directed to managers and investors, especially the latter. Articles concentrate on government and company activities, industry developments, investment opportunities, the state of the U.S. economy, and general economic trends. Regular columnists give advice on stocks, bonds and personal finance. We also have Forbes ASAP, Forbes FYI and Forbes Magazine Annual Report on American Industry.

Foreign Affairs

http://www.foreignaffairs.org/
New York, NY: The Council on Foreign Relations, Inc.
5/Year

This periodical is generally considered the preeminent journal of world affairs and its contributors are experts in their fields.  Policy ideas are frequently tested and debated in this publication before being adopted.  Foreign Affairs also contains one of the most comprehensive book review sections in the international relations field.

Foreign Policy

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/
Washington, DC: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Bi-monthly

Founded in 1970 by Samuel Huntington and Warren Demian Manshel, and now published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, D.C., FOREIGN POLICY is the premier, award-winning magazine of global politics, economics, and ideas. Our mission is to explain how the world works—in particular, how the process of global integration is reshaping nations, institutions, cultures, and, more fundamentally, our daily lives.

Fortune

http://www.fortune.com/fortune/magazine/
New York, NY: Time, Inc.
Bi-Weekly
      
Fortune is among the best known general business magazines in the United States.  Its articles tend to be longer than those of similar magazines, and frequent use of sidebars allows the reader to learn more about related issues.  The magazine is also noted for its special issue focusing on "The Fortune 500", the leading 500 U.S. businesses.

Harpers Magazine

http://www.harpers.org/
New York, NY: Harper's Magazine Foundation.
Monthly

Harper's is similar to The Atlantic in both format and focus.  It too incorporates five to six articles on the American nation or some aspect of the global political, economic or social scene.  The magazine is a basic title that addresses the well-educated reader, or certainly someone with a wide variety of interests.

Harvard Journal of Law & public Policy

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard Society for Law & Public Policy, Harvard Law School
3/year

Law students in the Federalist Society, a conservative and libertarian group prepares this journal. Issues of this journal are usually symposia such as "The Legacy of the Federalist Papers" and "Symposium on Legal Formalism."

Human Rights Quarterly

Baltimore, Maryland: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Quarterly

Human Rights Quarterly provides a comprehensive view of the global human rights situation. It draws attention to the plight of the world's needy, abused and disenfranchised through articles and unique contributions such as protest poetry.

Journal of American Studies

http://www.journals.cambridge.org/
New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
3/Year

Journal of American Studies publishes works by scholars from all over the world on American history, politics, literature, institutions, economics, film, popular culture, geography, sociology and related subjects. A Notes and Comments. section provides a forum for shorter pieces and responses from readers to points made in articles or reviews. Also included are review essays, book reviews and, biennially, a list of theses on American topics in progress and completed at British universities.

National Geographic

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/index.html
Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society.
Monthly
 
For nearly a century, National Geographic has been presenting new insights into contemporary society and documenting everyday life in the United States.  It also offers glimpses of the distant past and the remote future, with articles tending to stress the need to conserve natural resources.  The excellent surveys are strengthened by the magazine's outstanding photography.

NewsWeek

http://www.msnbc.com/news/NW-front_Front.asp
New York, NY: Newsweek, Inc.

Newsweek is one of the general, mass circulation U.S. news magazines familiar to readers throughout the world.  This weekly always contains a broad variety of stories on every imaginable aspect of life in the United States and around the world.  Each issue includes the following sections: National Affairs, International, Business, Society, and The Arts.

Smithsonian

http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/
Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Associates.
Monthly

Every Smithsonian features eight informative articles on almost any topic imaginable in a style appealing to the non-specialist.  A separate section always suggests further reading on that issue's particular topics.

Sports Illustrated

Reports and interprets the world of sport, recreation and active leisure. It previews, analyzes and comments upon major games and events, as well as those noteworthy for character and spirit alone.

Time

http://www.time.com/time/
New York, NY: Time, Inc.
Weekly

Another of the well-known and widely-read U.S. news magazines, Time provides similar U.S. and global news coverage to Newsweek.  Indeed, it follows an analogous format -- tight, easily-read prose supported by excellent color photography

U.S. News & World Report

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/home.htm
Washington, D.C.: U.S. News & World Report, Inc.
Weekly

This news magazine emphasizes general business news and events having a strong effect on business interests.  Devoted to national and international affairs, it presents information concisely to maximize coverage on a wide variety of issues.  It also features interviews with key public figures on a variety of topics.