What is Academic journal?
[[File:Vitoria-University-Library-food-science-journals-4489.jpg|thumb|There are different types of academic journals]] An '''academic''' or '''scholarly journal''' contains [[wikt:article|article]]s written by [[expert]]s in a particular [[wikt:subject|subject]]. Academic journals are often [[wikt:forum|forum]]s for [[discussion|discussing]] new [[research]], and the [[critique]] of existing research.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Gary Blake |author2=Robert W. Bly |year=1993 |title=The Elements of Technical Writing |url=https://archive.org/details/elementsoftechni0000blak |page=[https://archive.org/details/elementsoftechni0000blak/page/113 113] |publisher=[[Macmillan Publishers (United States)|Macmillan Publishers]] |isbn=}}</ref> They usually contain articles presenting [[original research]], [[review article]]s, and [[book review]]s. The purpose of an academic journal is to give researchers a place to exchange knowledge. Academic journals can be traced back to the [[17th century]].<ref name=Cope1>''The Future of the Academic Journal'', eds. Bill Cope; Angus Phillips (Oxford, UK: Elsevier/Chandos Pub., 2014), p. 1</ref> The term ''academic journal'' applies to scholarly publications in all fields. [[Scientific journal]]s and journals of the [[social sciences]] vary in form and function from journals of the [[humanities]]. A particular type of academic journal is the [[peer review]]ed journal. Articles are sent out [[wikt:anonymously|anonymously]] to other experts in the same field.<ref>''Writing Academic Texts Differently'', ed. Nina Lykke (New York; Oxford: Routledge, 2014), p. 208</ref> In this way they won't know the author's name and can remain [[wikt:impartial|impartial]]. Experts [[wikt:review|review]] the article before it is [[Publishing|published]]. == References == {{reflist}} ==Related pages== * [[arXiv]] - This is a [[website]] to store scientific papers before academic journal appearance * [[Elsevier]] - One of the largest academic journal [[publisher]] in world {{commons}} {{sci-stub}} [[Category:A