Journals & Publishers
Journals & Publishers
Journals & Publishers
JOURNALS
Journal comes from an Old French Word which means daily (jour being the French Word for
day, for example, soup du jour…. “soup of the day”).
A JOURNAL is a scholarly publication containing articles written by researchers, professors
and other experts.
SALIENT FEATURES OF JOURNALS:
Journals focus on specific discipline or field of study.
Unlike Newspapers and magazines, journals are intended for an academic or technical
audience, not for general readers.
Journals are published on a regular basis (monthly, quarterly, etc.)
Journals are sequentially numbered.
Each copy is an ISSUE; a set of issues makes a VOLUME.
Journals are also called Periodicals or Series.
CHARACTERISTICS OF MOST JOURNAL ARTICLES: Most Journal articles
Are peer reviewed
Have original research
Focus on current development
Cite other Works
Can be in print, online or both.
TYPES OF JOURNALS
1) Academic/ Scholarly Journals
2) Trade Journals
3) Current Affair/ Opinion Journals
4) Popular Magazines
5) Newspapers
1) ACADEMIC/ SCHOLARLY JOURNALS: The academic/ scholarly journals are often devoted
in a single discipline or subdiscipline. The purpose of such journals is to inform, report and
make available original research and new findings. Peer review process is mandatory. The
example of such journals is American Economic Review.
TYPES OF ACADEMIC JOURNALS:
Letters/ Communications
Research Notes
Articles
Supplemental Articles
Review Articles
EXAMPLES OF SCIENTIFIC ACADEMIC JOURNALS: The most important and famous
examples of Scientific Academic Journals are PNAS (The Proceedings of National Academy
of Sciences) & PLoS (The Public Library of Science)
2) TRADE JOURNALS: The trade Journals cover practical information related to a field or
industry. The purpose of such journals is to report on industry trends, new products or
techniques to people in a specific trade, business or profession. No peer review process is
required. For example, Nursing Times.
3) CURRENT AFFAIR/ OPINION JOURNALS: The Current Affair/ Opinion Journals cover a
wide range of topics of interest to the readership. The purpose of such journals is to offer
in-depth reporting and feature articles without scholarly conventions. No peer review
process is being done. For example, Time (Sydney)