What is a Journal? http://www.pcc.edu/library/research/what_journal.html Distinguishing Scholarly Journals from Other Periodicals http://copia.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/skill20.html What is a refereed journal? http://www.library.uiuc.edu/lsx/tutorial/section2.html
With thanks to Cynthia for providing these links.
