This document provides definitions and explanations of key terminology related to journals. It defines what a journal is, discusses different types of journals including academic, trade, current affairs, popular and newspapers. It also explains concepts like volume and issue, types of publications, ISSN, editorial boards, frequency of publication, peer review, double blind review, abstracts, title pages, indexed and impact factor of journals, review articles, open access journals, and copyright.

2. PRESENTATION ON BASIC
TERMINOLOGIES OF JOURNALS

3. UNDER THE GUIDENCE OF
MR: ANANDA KUDARI
Associate Professor
HOD, DEPT. OF Medical Surgical Nursing
PRESENTED BY
MR. CHETAN R SANGATI
1ST YEAR MSC (N)
DEPT. OF Medical Surgical Nursing

4. BASIC TERMINOLOGY'S OF JOURNALS
 What is journal?
 The word journal which is originated by Latina word diuranils
which means daily.
The journal which have several meaning these are as follows.
 journal which is described as is a record of an event or
business.
 A newspaper or other periodical, in the literal sense of one
published each day.
 A daily record of news and events of a personal nature.

5. SYNONYMS
 Periodical, publication, magazine, gazette,
 Review, newsletter, news-sheet, bulletin,
 News paper; daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly,
 Dairy, daily record , logbook,
 Register, notebook,

6. TYPES OF JOURNALS
 Academic/Scholarly Journals: Is a periodical
publication in which scholarship relating to a
particular academic discipline is published. Academic
journals serve as permanent forums for the presentation,
scrutiny and discussion of research.
 PURPOSE - is to give researchers a venue to “distribute their
knowledge to one another, and contribute what they can to
the grand design of improving natural knowledge.

7.  Peer Review Process- Articles often reviewed by an
author's peers before publication.
 Access- Mainly held in libraries or on subscription-based
databases .
 Examples- American Economic Review
Australian Journal of Psychology

8. TRADE JOURNALS-
 Trade journal also called as trade magazine, trade
paper or professional magazine. Is a magazine or
newspaper in which target are the people who work in a
particular trade or industry. The collective term for this
area of publishing is the trade press.
 Purpose- Cover practical information related to a field or
industry.
 Peer Review Process - No peer review process.

9.  Access- Mainly held in libraries or on subscription-
based databases. Commonly available as part of
professional / trade association membership.
 Examples- Nursing Times
Drug Topics

10. CURRENT AFFAIRS/
OPINION MAGAZINES
 Current Affairs is a left-wing American magazine
about politics and culture. It is published bimonthly
in print and online.
 Purpose-To offer in-depth reporting of an event.
 Subject- Cover a wide range of topics of interest to
the readership.
 Peer Review Process- No peer review process.

11. ACCESS-
 Many titles available from major news agents,
public libraries and some university libraries.
 Examples- Bulletin (Sydney)
Current Affairs Bulletin
Scientific American

12. POPULAR MAGAZINES-
 To entertain and inform without providing in-depth analysis.
 Subject- It focused on a particular subject or hobby but may
also cover a variety of topics.
 Peer Review Process- No peer review process, may be
reviewed by an editor or editorial board.
 Access- Available in supermarkets and news agents.
 Examples- Readers Digest
National Geographic
New Idea
Sports Illustrated

13. NEWSPAPERS-
 Is a periodical publication containing
written information about current events.
 Newspapers can cover wide variety of fields such
as politics, business, sport and art and often include
materials such as opinion columns, weather
forecasts, reviews of local services, obituaries, birth
notices, crosswords, editorial cartoons, comic
strips, and advice columns.

14. PURPOSE-
 To disseminate news on a daily or weekly basis.
 Subject- Encompass current events in politics,
sport, leisure, religion and business.
 Peer Review Process-No peer review process.
 Access-Available in news agents.
 Examples- Australian Financial Review
Morning Bulletin
Courier Mail

15. WHAT IS VOLUME AND ISSUE?
 Volume typically refers to the number of years the
publication has been circulated.
 Issue refers to how many times that periodical has been
published during that year.
 EX-VOLUM 03-2018
ISSUE 04 ( OCT-NOV-DEC)

16. TYPE OF PUBLICATION-
 The word publication means the act of publishing,
and also refers to any printed copies.
 There are several important type of publications
Newsletters, Journals, Bulletins, Fact
Sheets, Reports, Summaries, and Videotapes.

17. WHAT IS ISSN?
 An International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is
an eight-digit serial number used to uniquely
identify a serial publication.
 In which two types of identification serial publication
number can see.
 ISSN (print)
 ISSN(online)

18. WHAT IS EDITORIAL BOARD?
 The editorial board is a group of people, usually at a publication, who dictate the tone and
direction of the publication's editorial policy. Most journals operate under the guidance of an
editorial board, providing expert advice on content, attracting new authors and encouraging
submissions.
 The editorial board, or (editorial) advisory board, is a team of experts in the journal's field.
 Functions of editorial board members:
 Review submitted manuscripts
 Advise on journal policy and scope
 Identify topics for special issues.
 Attract new authors and submissions

19. Selecting editorial board members
 Editorial board members are selected by the journal’s
editor(s), and publisher. Editorial boards generally
undergo a complete revision every two or three years,
with members joining, stepping down or continuing for
another term. Changes also may occur , for example if a
member resigns it may affect journal’s editorial board
quality.

20. WHAT IS FREQUENCY OF PUBLICATION?
 It refers to continuing resource that is issues of a
serial or updates to an integrating resources. i.e.
issues of a serial .
 The frequency is given in a coded form like Freq,

21. WHAT IS PEER REVIEW?
 Peer review is the evaluation of work by one or
more people of similar competence to the
producers of the work .
 It constitutes a form of self-regulation by qualified
members of a profession within the relevant field.
 Peer review methods are employed to maintain
standards of quality, improve performance.

22.  Reviewers play a central role in scholarly
publishing. Peer review helps validate research,
establish a method by which it can be evaluated,
and increase networking possibilities within
research communities. Peer review is still the only
widely accepted method for research validation.

23. WHAT IS DOUBLE BLIND REVIEW?
 double-blind review, which means that both
the reviewer and author identities are concealed
from the reviewers, throughout
the review process.
 reviewers of the paper won't get to know the identity
of the author(s), and the author(s) won't get to know
the identity of the reviewer.

24. WHAT SINGLE BLIND REVIEW?
 Means that the identity of the reviewer is anonymous,
but the author's name and affiliation are on the paper.
 WHAT IS ABSTRCT?
An abstract is a brief summary of a research article,
thesis, review, conference proceeding, or any in-depth
analysis of a particular subject and is often used to help
the reader quickly ascertain the paper's purpose.

25. WHAT IS TITLE PAGE?
 A title page of a book bearing the title and usually the
names of the author and publisher and the place and
sometimes date of publication.
 WHAT IS INDEXED JOURNAL?
indexed journal are considered as reflection of highly
scientific quality and there are indexed with the pub
made, medline, embase which are highly impact factor.

26. WHAT IS IMPACT FACTOR OF JOURNAL?
 The impact factor is a measure of the frequency
with which the average article in a journal has
been cited in a particular year.
 The Journal Citation Reports (JCR) also
lists journals and their impact factors and ranking
in the context of their specific field.

27. WHAT IS REVIEW ARTICLES?
 Review articles are sometimes also called survey
articles or news publishing.
 A review article is an article that summarizes the
current state of understanding on a topic. A review
article surveys and summarizes previously
published studies, rather than reporting new facts
or analysis.

28. WHAT IS OPEN
ACCESS (OA) JOURNALS?
 Open access (OA) journals are scholarly
journals that are available in online to the reader
"without financial, legal, or technical barriers.
 They remove economic barriers like subscription,
licensing fees, pay-per-view fee.
 permission barriers like copyright and licensing
restrictions.

29. WHAT IS COPY RIGHT?
 Exclusive and assignable legal right, given to the
originator for a fixed number of years, to print,
publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or
musical material.
 COPY RIGHT FORM?
IS an application for registration for the copy right
according to section 45 of the Copyright Act, 1957
(14 of 1957), to The Registrar of Copyrights,
Copyright Officer.