ENC 1101 & ENC 1143 - Intro to Information for Writing & Rhetorical Analysis

journal

a periodical containing scholarly articles and/or disseminating current information on research and development in a particular subject field

magazine

a periodical for general reading containing articles, stories, photographs and advertisements on a variety of subjects

peer-reviewed

see refereed journal

periodical

a serial appearing or intended to appear indefinitely at regular or stated intervals, generally more frequently than annually. Magazines, journals and newspapers are all periodicals.

refereed journal

a refereed journal has a structured reviewing system in which at least two reviewers, excluding in-house editors, evaluate each unsolicited manuscript and advise the editor as to acceptance or rejection. Refereed is used interchangeably with peer-reviewed in UlrichsWeb Global Serials Directory.

serial

a publication in any medium issued in successive parts bearing numerical or chronological designations and intended to be continued indefinitely

Note: The definitions on this page are adapted from the ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science (except for "refereed journal").