A Journal/Periodical/Serial: any publication published regularly (includes magazines/newspapers/newsletters).
A scholarly or academic journal: periodical containing research articles which are peer-reviewed and aimed at researchers.
Peer reviewed: every paper/article submitted to the journal is reviewed by independent experts. Papers are accepted/rejected based on quality.
LSAD Library has many journals that are available electronically, these are a fantastic source of information as they have a back catalogue of the journals as well as the most up to date editions. They have a 'search within journal' facility which allows you to search a topic within a certain journal. You can search for a journal within 'publication finder' on the main library website page https://library.lit.ie/
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