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journal

journal

580 4.2
A magazine that publishes articles about a subject
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒɜrnəl/
translation icon : revista
  • The working team identified relevant articles both in trade journals and newsletters and in scholarly journals.
  • a journal article
  • journals publish
  • peer-reviewed journal

That's just not the way a journal article reads.

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Examples

  • The research was published Tuesday in the journal Physics of Fluids.

  • No such ban is in the works for the Journal of Research in Music Education.

    Academic text (2015)
  • So this is just a a Wall Street Journal article from last fall.

  • We published all of the papers in one journal together, OK.

  • So there is a Wall Street Journal article that this comes from, OK.

  • Well, I kept reading your articles and letters to the journal.

  • University officials told the Albuquerque Journal that expanding the program was the right thing to do.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The results were published last year in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The significant impact of the Wall Street Journal's flawed reporting provides a cautionary tale.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The latest research on climate change was featured in a reputable journal this month.

Synonyms

magazine
vsjournal
1.0

A printed or online set of pages that comes out regularly with articles and pictures about a subject

focuses on research and academic articles for a specialist audience
review
vsjournal
  • Literature
151 5.1

A magazine of essays and articles about current affairs or art

publishes original research and technical studies rather than critical essays
periodical
vsjournal
18 3.8

A printed or online magazine that comes out regularly

focuses on specialist research rather than the schedule of publication

Compounds

journal bearing
  • Specialized
1 6.0

A support for a rotating metal rod that uses oil to reduce rubbing

journal box
  • Specialized
9.6

A metal case that holds the bearing that helps a wheel turn on trains and machines

How Scholarly

journal
580 4.2
periodical
18 3.8
magazine
1.0

Surface Forms

journal singular
journals plural

Etymology

Journal comes from the Latin diurnalis, meaning 'daily', and was used for newspapers and regular publications. That's why an academic journal is a magazine that appears regularly with articles on a subject.