Practitioner article

Practitioner sources are defined as journals and publications outlets where the material focuses on reaching other practitioners, or those engaged in the field, such as educators, businesspeople, nurses, doctors, therapists, and lawyers.

She, too, may conduct research on the use of business, leadership, or finance models within the private sector which may in turn be published within an academic/scholarly journal. However, she may also write articles for other local, national, or international leaders within businesses.

In many cases, academics engaged in research will craft an articulate, tantalizing article expounding upon the results and implications of a study. Once the article is crafted, revised, and honed, the researcher or team of researchers will (occasionally with prayers on bended knee) send off the article to a top tier academic/scholarly journal.

Practitioner journals and outlets provide a valuable service, translating research, theory, and method so that it can be absorbed and used by those practitioners who are active in the field. They also often reach a larger population, which in turn may further place the author (s) of the practitioner article as experts within the field.