A trade journal or trade magazine is a periodical, magazine or publication printed with the intention of target marketing to a specific industry or type of trade/business. The collective term for this area of publishing is the trade press.
Trade journals typically contain advertising content focused on the industry in question with little if any general-audience advertising. They also generally contain industry-specific job notices, a highly pert...
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A trade journal or trade magazine is a periodical, magazine or publication printed with the intention of target marketing to a specific industry or type of trade/business. The collective term for this area of publishing is the trade press.
Trade journals typically contain advertising content focused on the industry in question with little if any general-audience advertising. They also generally contain industry-specific job notices, a highly pertinent aspect to many readers. Many trade publications can also be considered newsmagazines with a very specific topical focus.
Some trade journals operate under controlled circulation, meaning the publisher decides who may receive free subscriptions based on each individual's qualification as a member of the trade. This allows a high level of certainty that advertisements will be received by the advertiser's target audience.
In some instances, the boundary between trade publication and peer-reviewed journal has blurred. One such example is...
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