A publication written for the dissemination of news. A printed sheet, pamphlet, or small newspaper containing news or information of current interest to a special group. This general term may be applied to publication such as newsletters, magazines, and journals. A periodical that usually contains a collection of articles, stories, poems, and pictures and is directed at the general public. This term is sometimes used to refer to newspapers but is usually used to describe periodicals dedicated to a particular field of study, e.g., microbiology.
Journals are often the official or semiofficial publication of a group or society.
Something produced in a series, e.g., motion pictures, radio shows, or publications such as newspapers, newsletters, magazines, journals, or other periodicals. Serial is the most general term used to refer to publications that are produced on a regular basis. Libraries or periodical indexes may refer to their serials list or serial holdings. These are the listings of the newspapers, journals, etc., which they subscribe to or index. Usually read for entertainment or personal interest.