A
review journal in
academic publishing is a periodical or series that is devoted to the publication of review articles that summarize the progress in some particular area or topic during a preceding period.
Types
Review journals can be divided by
A) the frequency of publication.
B) the format
C) the subject scope of the review
D) the time period
E) the type of review they provide
Each individual title needs to be characterized in these respects.
Frequency of publication
- irregular, less than annual
- Periodically: monthly, semi-monthly, etc.
Format
- regular feature in a journal
- irregular of special article in a journal
Subject scope
- Broad overview of the subject as a whole
- Overview of major topic within the subject
Time period
- recurring in a cycle over a multi year period
- Currently published items.
Material included
- comprehensive -- all relevant work
- selective/comprehensive -- all major relevant work
- selective -- the best work in a field.
Type of review
- enumerative -- listing with brief descriptions
- evaluative -- judging worth of the publications included
- summarizing -- providing a state-of-the-art summary
Representative review series
- Annual review of [biochemistry, anthropology , etc. ], published by Annual Reviews online and in print, publishes 32 series of annual volumes giving enumerative overviews of major topics within each subject, in a multi year cycle.
- Nature publishes a part of its weekly issues
See also
Category:Academic publishing 
