academic journal

Peer-reviewed research periodical

An academic journal is a periodical that publishes scholarly research, typically articles written by experts and reviewed by other specialists in the field before publication.

Journals serve as the primary vehicle for sharing new findings and theoretical advances within disciplines: She published her research in a peer-reviewed academic journal.

Most are highly specialized: Journal of Medieval History, Cell, American Economic Review.

publication

article

Written piece or grammatical word

manuscript · submission · publisher · periodical · print · open access · table of contents · archive · subscription · monograph

peer-review

referee

Sports rule enforcer

acceptance · rejection · editorial board · reviewer · critique · evaluation · submit · quality control · rigor · originality

citation

reference

Directing attention elsewhere

source · attribution · cross-reference · author-date · works cited · indexing · self-citation · impact · acknowledgment · DOI

discipline

anthropology

Study of human cultures

history · linguistics · mathematics · philosophy · physics · psychology · sociology · political science · law · medicine

scholarly

university

Higher education institution

tenure · faculty · intellectual · researcher · doctoral · postdoctoral · graduate student · scholar · institution · learned society

research

methodology

Formal procedural framework

findings · study · empirical · qualitative · quantitative · results · sample · replication · literature review · discussion

Categories
Opposites
publication rigor and audience

academic journalsupermarket tabloid

Sensationalist checkout-aisle publication

tabloid · pulp magazine · zine · fanzine · trade magazine

publication formality and legitimacy

academic journalblog post

Online published writing

social media post · tweet · pamphlet · flyer · chain email

publication formality and purpose

academic journalbeach read

Light vacation novel

dime novel · penny dreadful · social media post · tweet · listicle

Family

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