Associate in Claims (AIC) 1  Suggest an improvement or addition to the Insurance and Risk Management Glossary. 2  Buy a print version of the Insurance and Risk Management Glossary. 3  Link to the Insurance and Risk Management Glossary.
What is a Periodical? Anything that is published at regular intervals throughout the year such as a magazine, journal, or newspaper: Magazine: A magazine is a collection of articles and images about diverse topics of popular interest and current events.
Periodical Articles: From Sensational to Scholarly. Many types of periodical literature exist. Magazines, journals, and newspapers are all periodicals. You may be asked by your instructor to use a particular type of periodical literature for your research papers and projects. This page is meant to help you determine the difference between the types so you can choose the right kind. We can divide the world of periodical literature into five general classifications: