The Daily Article: An online article about a topic in Ancient History
Definition of an Article
The word “article” implies an independently written composition, usually short and precise, which is traditionally included in the newspaper, magazines, websites, journals, etc. It is written for a large audience in an entertaining manner, so as to grab and retain their interest and attention. The name of the person who wrote the article is always mentioned. An article not just integrates facts, but the thoughts and opinions of the writer and experts, and balanced arguments are also included. A well-drafted article often brings out topics of interest into the limelight. An article may cover fascinating stories, reported speech, information, suggestions and other descriptions. It can also describe any event, experience, person or anything else. Articles are classified on the basis of need or preference:
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Definition of a Journal
A “Journal” can be defined as a professional or academic publication, which features a number of educational articles, written by researchers, experts or someone having academic qualifications in the concerned subject, which presents original and new research, book reviews, feedback, review articles and so forth. It includes references and targets academic audience only. A journal is always on a specific discipline, that targets a particular group of people, typically students pursuing that discipline and not the general public. It must be noted, the journals are usually peer-reviewed (refereed) and so they undergo an extensive editorial process. However, all the journals are not peer-reviewed. They focus on current developments in the field of study. It is available in both offline (printed form) and online mode. One can use journal articles for the purpose of research as they are authoritative, up to date, topic-specific and understandable. Journals are published periodically, i.e. weekly, bi-monthly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually. Each copy is termed as an issue, and a set of issues are called volume. |