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.
Research paper may refer to: 1  Academic paper (also called scholarly paper), which is published in academic journals and contains original research results or reviews existing results or show a totally new invention.2  Position paper, an essay that represents the author's opinion. Academic paper (also called scholarly paper), which is published in academic journals and contains original research results or reviews existing results or show a totally new invention. 2  Position paper, an essay that represents the author's opinion. 3  Term paper, written by high school or college students.