Professional and academic journals focus on rigorous knowledge dissemination, emphasizing paper structure, charts and data, references, and continuous numbering.
Content mainly papers, reviews, case studies, technical reports.
Standardized layout: title, author, abstract, keywords, body text, charts, references clearly presented.
Usually published continuously by volume, issue, year.
Clear readership: researchers, engineers, doctors, teachers, industry analysts.
Restrained printing, not pursuing entertainment-oriented visuals.
Applications
Science and technology journals
Medical journals
Economics and management journals
Engineering journals
Education and psychology journals
Industry association journals
Conference proceedings
Format: mainly A4;
Page count: 60–300 pages;
Binding: mainly perfect binding, paperback, a few use hardcover;
Cover: 200–300g paper;
Inner pages: 70–120g writing paper, light-coated paper, or pure paper;
Printing: body text black-and-white, charts and color pages four-color printing;
Layout: two-column layout common, formulas, charts, references clear.
