A journal is a collection of articles usually written by scholars in an
academic or professional field. An editorial board of subject specialists reviews articles to
decide whether they should be accepted. Scholarly journal articles usually
present original research findings. In fact, they are a primary method
scholars use to communicate with one another. Since journals are
published on a regular or periodic basis they are grouped in the category
called "periodicals."
Journals can be located online through one of the MCC Library's
Article Databases. Be careful, though, because many of the
databases cover both popular magazines and scholarly journals. You
need to be able to distinguish between the two. Some databases will
allow you to limit your search results to peer-reviewed or scholarly
journals. This is not a full-proof system, however. The best
bet is to learn the features of different types of periodicals and
practice applying them. Our Distinguishing
Periodicals Chartwill help you do this.
A journal is a collection of articles usually written by scholars in an
academic or professional field. An editorial board of subject specialists reviews articles to
decide whether they should be accepted. Scholarly journal articles usually
present original research findings. In fact, they are a primary method
scholars use to communicate with one another. Since journals are
published on a regular or periodic basis they are grouped in the category
called "periodicals."