A professional magazine or professional journal is a periodical published by the governing body of a profession.[1][2] The standard of quality of such a periodical may be similar to that of a scholarly publication.[1]

A professional journal is said to be one which is "published by the profession and for the profession", which cannot be charged with being dominated by trade,[3] and which "serves a higher and therefore a better use" than a so-called trade journal "by printing in an unbiased way the subject matter".[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Professional Magazines or Journals" in Professional/Trade Journals. Piedmont College, Library.
  2. ^ Allan Lytel. "The Professional Journal" in Technical Writing as a Profession. Cincinnati, Ohio. 1959. Page 48. Google Books
  3. ^ (1912) 7 The Journal of the Allied Societies 160 Google Books
  4. ^ (1912) 7 The Journal of the Allied Societies 279
  • Philip Ward Burton. Principles of Advertising. Prentice-Hall. 1955.
  • Christine Nolen Taylor. Publishing the Professional Journal or Newsletter: An Editors Guide. American Dental Association. 1981. Google Books
  • Klaus-Jürgen Evert (ed). "4609 Professional journal". Encyclopedic Dictionary of Landscape and Urban Planning. IFLA. Springer. Volume 1. Page 750
  • "Reports of Societies" [1854] Association Medical Journal (New Series, volume 2) 201