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periodical

vr.tr.periodical · INF.MED

Let an agent identify and evaluate periodicals, explain types and their editorial standards, support finding and citing articles, and describe the publishing landscape.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

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Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent identify and evaluate periodicals, explain types and their editorial standards, support finding and citing articles, and describe the publishing landscape.

A publication issued at regular intervals under the same title, such as magazines, newspapers, academic journals, newsletters, zines and trade publications, in print or online; periodicals are identified by ISSN, catalogued by libraries and range from mass-market magazines to peer-reviewed journals.

What it is for: Regular publication of news, research and content.

It can be identify a periodical and its type; evaluate reliability and peer review; find and cite articles; explain subscription and open access.

Distinguishing features

Regular issues

Continuing title

ISSN-identified

Many genres

What it looks like

Issues in print or online with volume and issue numbers.

How it is recognised

Same title, regular issues

ISSN identifier

A book series is not a periodical

Related models

is a kind of - category

serial

is a kind of - category

communications media

is related to - other reference and media

encyclopedia

is catalogued by - institution

library

In practice

Families and kinds

newspapers

magazines and illustrated periodicals

academic and mega journals

trade and professional periodicals

zines and newsletters

Identifiers

ISSN International Standard Serial Number identifier

Standards and regulation

ISSN standard ISO 3297

Press regulation and codes

Peer review and publication ethics standards

Failure modes and hazards

Predatory journals

Misinformation in unreliable periodicals

Citation errors

Also called

one-page mini zineillustrated magazineMagazine specialized in a professional fieldacademic journalGraduate Student journalmega journalWorldviews Environment Culture Religionkiyōsocial science journallibrary science journalphilosophy journalpsychology journalcomputer science journalClimate change and food security in Nigeriamilitary academic journalNew media art journalsabstract journalhumanities journalJournal of Cultural Economicshistory journalundergraduate research journalpredatory journaloverlay journalreview journalsociety journalAPC-funded journalAPC-free journaltoll-access journallaw reviewTransactions of the Caernarvonshire Historical SocietyAnales Complutenseshijacked journalcalendarSituation bulletinalmanacgift calendartemporal heat mapZaberns Archäologischer Kalenderbirthday calendarrank list

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Identify Which periodical.

Identifiers help.

What

Type and identity.

What

Identity.

  1. What is this periodical, who publishes it, and what type is it? provenance
  2. What is its ISSN? provenance

History

Publication history.

History

History.

  1. When was it founded, and has it changed title or format? provenance
  2. Is it still published? provenance
Evaluate Reliability.

Check standards.

Journal

Academic journals.

Journal

Academic journals.

  1. Is this journal peer-reviewed and indexed, or does it show signs of being predatory? boundary
  2. Which indexes and metrics apply? provenance

Press

News periodicals.

Press

News periodicals.

  1. What are the editorial standards and ownership of this newspaper or magazine? provenance
  2. Which press codes apply? provenance
Use Finding and citing.

Access and citation.

Find

Finding articles.

Find

Finding articles.

  1. How can articles from this periodical be found and accessed? action
  2. Is it open access or subscription? provenance

Cite

Citation.

Cite

Citation.

  1. How should this article be cited in the required style? action
  2. Which identifiers should be included? provenance
Publish Producing periodicals.

Publishing practice.

Start

Starting a periodical.

Start

Starting.

  1. What is needed to start a magazine, journal or zine, including an ISSN? provenance
  2. Which legal responsibilities apply? provenance

Models

Business models.

Models

Business models.

  1. How do subscription, advertising and open access models work? definition
  2. What are article processing charges? definition

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each periodical type be a separate entry?
  • How should ISSN and journal databases be linked?
  • How should reliability assessments be linked?
Draft as JSON