Academic Journal

An academic journal may be a peer-reviewed periodical during which scholarship concerning a specific academic discipline is published. They function forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of latest research, and critique of existing research.

 

Characteristics of academic journals

a) Authors:

  • experts or noted professionals, most often clearly affiliated with an academic or research institution.

 

b) Audience:

  • Articles targeted to experts or specialists.

 

c) Reference list:

  • List of references at the top of the article.

 

d) Content:

  • Research based-often communicates research findings in a given field.

 

e) Format/ Structure:

  • More structured and include abstract, literature review, methodology, results, conclusion.

 

f) Language:

  • Higher level language, focused and serious tone.

 

g) Length:

  • Longer articles, in-depth analysis of the topics.

 

h) Peer review policy:

  • Reviewed by peer for research accuracy before publication by editorial board.

 

 

I) Special Features:

  • Contains tables of statistics, graphs, maps, or photographs.
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