Editing Academic journal (section)

{{Short description|Peer-reviewed scholarly periodical}}
{{Merge from|Scientific journal|discuss=Talk:Scientific journal#Merge with Academic journal|date=March 2025}}
[[File:Vitoria-University-Library-food-science-journals-4489.jpg|alt=|thumb|upright=1.3|There are different types of peer-reviewed research journals; these specific publications are about [[food science]].]]
An '''academic journal''' (or '''scholarly journal''' or '''scientific journal''') is a [[periodical publication]] in which [[Scholarly method|scholarship]] relating to a particular [[academic discipline]] is published. They serve as permanent and transparent forums for the dissemination, scrutiny, and discussion of [[research]]. Unlike [[professional magazine]]s or [[Trade magazine|trade magazines]], the articles are mostly written by researchers rather than staff writers employed by the journal. They nearly universally require [[peer review]] for [[Research Article|research articles]] or other scrutiny from contemporaries competent and established in their respective fields.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Gary Blake |url=https://archive.org/details/elementsoftechni0000blak |title=The Elements of Technical Writing |author2=Robert W. Bly |publisher=[[Macmillan Publishers (United States)|Macmillan Publishers]] |year=1993 |isbn=978-0-02-013085-7 |page=113 |url-access=registration}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Monavarian |first=Morteza |date=2021-03-01 |title=Basics of scientific and technical writing |journal=MRS Bulletin |language=en |volume=46 |issue=3 |pages=284–286 |doi=10.1557/s43577-021-00070-y |bibcode=2021MRSBu..46..284M |s2cid=233798866 |issn=1938-1425|doi-access=free }}</ref> Academic journals trace their origins back to the [[17th century]].

{{As of|2012}}, it is estimated that over 28,100 active academic journals are in publication, with scopes ranging from the general sciences, as seen in journals like ''[[Science (journal)|Science]]'' and ''[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]'', to highly specialized fields.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Lilla |first=Rick |date=November 11, 2022 |title=What's the difference between a scholarly journal, a professional journal, a peer reviewed journal, and a magazine? |url=https://ask.lockhaven.edu/research/faq/163762 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524150850/https://ask.lockhaven.edu/research/faq/163762 |archive-date=May 24, 2018 |access-date=January 25, 2023 |website=Lock Haven University Libraries}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Swoger |first=Bonnie |date=July 27, 2012 |title=The (mostly true) origins of the scientific journal |url=https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/information-culture/the-mostly-true-origins-of-the-scientific-journal/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160727041115/https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/information-culture/the-mostly-true-origins-of-the-scientific-journal/ |archive-date=July 27, 2016 |access-date=January 25, 2023 |website=Scientific American}}</ref> These journals publish a variety of articles including [[Research|original research]], [[Review article|review articles]], and [[Opinion piece|perspectives]].