periodical
Issued at intervals
A periodical is a publication issued at regular intervals—weekly, monthly, quarterly.
The term covers magazines, journals, and similar serial publications: The library subscribes to hundreds of periodicals.
As an adjective, periodical means occurring or appearing at intervals: periodical cicadas emerge every thirteen or seventeen years.
The adjective overlaps with periodic, though periodic is more common in scientific contexts.
Smooth and shiny
- newsstandBooth selling periodicals
- subscriptionPaid recurring access
- coverProtect by overlaying
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
photography · feature · column · editorial · article · issue · circulation · readership
Marked by serious learning
- peer-reviewedEvaluated by field experts
- academicRelating to education or theory
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- citationMention of a source
abstract · volume · issue · bibliography · methodology · findings · literature · review
Occurring at fixed intervals
- cyclicRepeating in sequence
- intermittentOccurring at irregular intervals
- episodicOccurring in distinct segments
- serialOccurring in ordered succession
sequential · installment · biweekly · bimonthly · annual · semiannual · frequency · intervals
Official published journal
- bulletinBrief public announcement
- tabloidSensationalist newspaper format
- broadsheetLarge-format serious newspaper
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
reporter · headline · edition · press · newsprint · circulation · op-ed · byline
glossy
Smooth and shiny
- newsstandBooth selling periodicals
- subscriptionPaid recurring access
- coverProtect by overlaying
layout · photography · feature · column · editorial · article · issue · circulation · readership · advertorial
scholarly
Marked by serious learning
- peer-reviewedEvaluated by field experts
- academicRelating to education or theory
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
citation · abstract · volume · issue · bibliography · methodology · findings · literature · review · authorship
regular
Occurring at fixed intervals
- cyclicRepeating in sequence
- intermittentOccurring at irregular intervals
- episodicOccurring in distinct segments
serial · sequential · installment · biweekly · bimonthly · annual · semiannual · frequency · intervals · schedule
gazette
Official published journal
- bulletinBrief public announcement
- tabloidSensationalist newspaper format
- broadsheetLarge-format serious newspaper
correspondent · reporter · headline · edition · press · newsprint · circulation · op-ed · byline · dateline
quarterly
Four times annually
equinox · solstice · monsoon · almanac · annual · holiday · spring · summer · winter · fall
- librarylibrarian, book stacks, books, library card, bookshelves
- mediatelevision, mass media, news, broadcasting, video
- magazinesmagazine, issue, publication, design magazine, subscription
- news medianews agency, newspaper, documentary, article, news photo
- pressnewspaper, press laws, free press, newsroom, press cards
- print mediaheadline, magazine, articles, news, byline
periodicalcontinuous
Without pause or gap
constant · unceasing · perpetual · incessant · uninterrupted
- periodic tableSystematic display of elements
- periodic table of elementsChart organizing all atoms
- periodic paymentsRecurring scheduled transfers
- periodic sentenceSentence delaying completion