Translation guide
A periodical publication containing scholarly articles. In Japanese, the most common and direct equivalent is 学術雑誌 (がくじゅつざっし), but shorter forms like 学会誌 (がっかいし) or ジャーナル are also used depending on context.
A peer-reviewed periodical publishing original research across academic disciplines.
The standard, formal term for an academic journal. Suitable for most contexts.
This paper was published in an academic journal.
Commonly used in academic contexts, often as part of a journal's name or in compound terms.
He submitted to an international journal.
Refers specifically to a journal published by an academic society. Often used interchangeably with 学術雑誌 when the society context is clear.
The academic journal is published four times a year.
An academic journal focused on a particular discipline, such as medicine or engineering.
Attach the field name before 学術雑誌 to specify the discipline.
medical academic journal
Use when the journal is published by a specific academic society.
Journal of the Physical Society of Japan
Distinguishing a scholarly journal from a popular magazine.
その専門誌は研究者向けだ。
That specialist journal is for researchers.