What's the difference between a magazine and a journal?
Answer
Magazines are more designed to inform or entertain, while journals are designed to educate.
Magazines are written for the general public, and issues are published weekly or monthly. If an article has to use advanced terminology, they provide an explanation of the term so that everyone can understand.
Journals are written for a specific audience by professionals, and issues are published monthly or quarterly. The articles regularly use advanced terminology, but since the audience is professionals in that field, they may not offer an explanation of the term.