Journal articles are written by scholars
in an academic or professional field. Articles in journals may cover
very specific topics or narrow fields of research.
An editor or editorial board reviews
articles to decide whether they should be published. Journals that
go through this process are called peer reviewed or refereed journals.
Since journals are published at periodic intervals,
they are grouped in the category called periodicals. They may be
in print format or on the Web as electronic journals. University
Library purchases subscriptions to many journals.
Use
a Journal
when doing scholarly research
to find out what has been studied
on your topic
to find bibliographies that point
to other relevant research