What is the difference between a “journal” and a “journal article”? Many people who have grown up in the

internet era aren’t sure. This is because they may never have held a physical journal in their hands.

Basically, though, a journal is a collection of articles (i.e., “journal articles.”). Just as one issue of the

magazine People or Sports Illustrated will contain many different articles on different topics and by

different authors, one issue of a journal will contain different articles on different topics and by different

authors.