Academic / B1

JURNL/ˈdʒɜːnl/

A journal is a serious specialist magazine: a medical journal; an academic journal; a trade journal. A diary is personal; a magazine is wider and more popular; a newspaper is news. Journal is also a diary in some courses (keep a learning journal). Do not call a tabloid a journal. Journalist is the person (already in the dictionary).

Meaning

A serious magazine for a profession or academic subject; also a diary.

Examples

• “The research was published in a medical journal.”
• “The trial results appeared in a peer-reviewed journal, not in a press release only.”
• “Keep a reflective journal during the placement, which is the diary sense.”

Good to know

a medical / academic journal. Popular: magazine. News: newspaper. Personal record: diary / learning journal. Not a tabloid.

Near in meaning

periodical

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