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.
Examples of Popular Magazines: Scholarly Articles (Journals) 1  Are written by and for faculty, researchers or scholars (chemists, historians, doctors, artists, etc.)  Uses scholarly or technical language.
I knew that the difference between SCI (Science Citation Index) and SCIE (Science Citation Index Expanded) is that SCI has a list of top quality journals, while SCIE includes more than the former. I found a link that seems to support this previous statement.