MODERN REFERENCE · 30% of composite
National Geographic vs Smithsonian Magazine — Modern Reference
How fit each source is for citation in modern (LLM-era) writing — machine-readability, schema, freshness signals, AI-corpus presence.
Verdict
Smithsonian Magazine outscores National Geographic on Modern Citation Reference by 3 points (B · 78 vs B · 75).
Magazine
National Geographic
nationalgeographic.com
B·75
Rank #108 of 130 on Modern Reference
Metered paywall; schema OK; structured photo + topic taxonomy; partial archive open.
Higher Modern Reference
Magazine
Smithsonian Magazine
smithsonianmag.com
B·78
Rank #98 of 130 on Modern Reference
Open access; schema OK; structured topic taxonomy; archive indexed.
Global rank · Modern Reference
Why these Modern Reference scores
National GeographicB·75
Modern Reference · 75/100
Metered paywall; schema OK; structured photo + topic taxonomy; partial archive open.
Smithsonian MagazineB·78
Modern Reference · 78/100
Open access; schema OK; structured topic taxonomy; archive indexed.
Signals behind the Modern Reference score
National Geographic
- Metered accessLimited free articles per month; subscriber-gated for full archive.
Smithsonian Magazine
- Open accessArticles free; partial paywall on print-magazine archive.
Other dimensions for National Geographic vs Smithsonian Magazine
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