====== Journal ====== see [[Journals]]. A journal is considered a periodical, that is, a serial [[publication]] in which parts (known as ā€œ[[issue]]sā€) are authored by various [[contributor]]s. Each issue is numbered and constitutes part of a predetermined number of issues that completes a [[volume]] ((Houghton B: Scientific Periodicals. Their Historical Development, Characteristics and Control. Hamden, CT: Linnet Books, 1975, pp 11–19)). ---- ===== Journal quality ===== [[Journal quality]]