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Noun. A periodic publication, usually online and in print, that publishes peer-reviewed research in a particular field of study.
Nature is an academic journal.

Academic journals are excellent sources of information; they are usually more reliable than the news media and Facebook posts.
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Noun. A useful consolidation of material scattered across various sources. Arguably, this definition could also be applied to a vacuum cleaner.
This academic journal publishes academic review articles on subjects related to the field.
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