Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications To publish is to make content available to the public . While specific use of the term may vary between country, it is usually applied to text, images, or other audio-visual content on any medium, including paper or Electronic publishing forms such as websites, E-books, Compact Discs and MP3s. The word publication means the act of publishing, and, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles A news article is an article published in a print or Internet news medium such as a newspaper, newsletter, news magazine, news-oriented website, or article directory that discusses current or recent news of either general interest or on a specific topic (i.e. political or trade news magazines, club newsletters, or technology news websites), generally financed by advertising Advertising is a form of communication intended to persuade an audience to purchase or take some action upon products, ideals, or services. It includes the name of a product or service and how that product or service could benefit the consumer, to persuade a target market to purchase or to consume that particular brand. These brands are usually, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions The subscription business model is a business model where a customer must pay a subscription price to have access to the product/service. The model was pioneered by magazines and newspapers, but is now used by many businesses and websites, or all three. Magazines can be distributed through the mail Mail, or post, is a method for transmitting information and tangible objects, wherein written documents, typically enclosed in envelopes and also small packages are delivered to destinations around the world. Anything sent through the postal system is called mail or post; through sales by newsstands A newsagent is a person who operates a newsagent's shop , newsagency (Australian English) or newsstand (American English), often a small business that sells newspapers, magazines, stationery, snacks and often items of local interest such as postcards and clothing emblazoned with sports team mascots. Newsagents typically operate in well-trafficked, bookstores Bookselling is the commercial trading of books, the retail and distribution end of the publishing process. People who engage in bookselling are called booksellers or bookmen or other vendors; or through free distribution at selected pick up locations.
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Publication
The various elements that contribute to the production of magazines vary widely. Core elements such as publishing schedules, formats and target audiences are seemingly infinitely variable. Typically, magazines which focus primarily on current events, such as Newsweek Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence. Newsweek is published in four English language editions and 12 or Entertainment Weekly Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books and popular culture. Unlike celebrity-focused publications Us Weekly, People, and In Touch Weekly, EW's primary concentration is on entertainment media and critical reviews. Unlike Variety and, are published weekly or biweekly.
Magazines with a focus on specific interests, such as Cat Fancy Cat Fancy is the name of a popular North American monthly magazine dedicated to cats, owners of cats, and breeders of cats published by Bowtie Magazines, may be published less frequently, such as monthly, bimonthly or quarterly. A magazine will usually have a date on the cover Cover date refers to the date displayed on the covers of periodical publications such as magazines and comic books. This is not necessarily the true date of publication. For some publications, the cover date may not actually be found on the cover, but rather on an inside jacket or on an interior page which often is later than the date it is actually published. Current magazines are generally available at bookstores and newsstands, while subscribers can receive them in the mail Mail, or post, is a method for transmitting information and tangible objects, wherein written documents, typically enclosed in envelopes and also small packages are delivered to destinations around the world. Anything sent through the postal system is called mail or post. Sometimes the subscriber gets a better edition of the one being sold in newsstands, because they have either posters or something extra to add. Many magazines also offer a back issue service for previously published editions.
Most magazines produced on a commercial scale are printed using a web offset process Offset printing is a commonly used printing technique where the inked image is transferred from a plate to a rubber blanket, then to the printing surface. When used in combination with the lithographic process, which is based on the repulsion of oil and water, the offset technique employs a flat (planographic) image carrier on which the image to. The magazine is printed in sections, with 16 pages or more, which may be black-and-white, be in full colour, or use spot color The widely spread offset-printing process is composed of four spot colors: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key commonly referred to as CMYK. More advanced processes involve the use of six spot colors (hexachromatic process), which add Orange and Green to the process (termed CMYKOG). The two additional spot colors are added to compensate for the. These sections are then bound, either by stapling A staple is a type of two-pronged fastener, usually metal, used for joining or binding materials together. Large staples might be used with a hammer or staple gun for fencing, masonry, roofing and corrugated boxes. Smaller staples are used with a stapler to attach pieces of paper together; such staples are a permanent and durable fastener for them within a soft cover in a process sometimes referred to as saddle-stitching, or by gluing An adhesive, or glue, is a mixture in a liquid or semi-liquid state that adheres or bonds items together. Adhesives may come from either natural or synthetic sources. The types of materials that can be bonded are vast but they are especially useful for bonding thin materials. Adhesives cure by either evaporating a solvent or by chemical reactions them together to form a spine, a process often called perfect-binding. Some magazines are also published on the internet The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet Protocol Suite to serve billions of users worldwide. It is a network of networks that consists of millions of private, public, academic, business, and government networks of local to global scope that are linked by a broad array of electronic and. Many magazines are available both on the internet and in hard copy, usually in different versions, though some are only available in hard copy or only via the internet: the latter are known as online magazines An online magazine shares some features with a blog and also with online newspapers, but can usually be distinguished by its approach to editorial control. Magazines typically have editors or editorial boards who review submissions and perform a quality control function to ensure that all material meets the expectations of the publishers and the.
Most magazines are available in the whole of the country in which they are published, although some are distributed only in specific regions or cities. Others are available internationally, often in different editions for each country or area of the world, varying to some degree in editorial and advertising content but not entirely dissimilar.
Other publications
Although similar to a magazine in some respects, an academic periodical featuring scholarly Academia, Acadème, or the Academy are collective terms for the community of students and scholars engaged in higher education and research articles written in a more specialist register is usually called an "academic journal An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research. Content typically takes the form of articles presenting original research,". Such publications typically carry little or no advertising. Articles are vetted by referees or a board of esteemed academics in the subject area.
History
Main article: History of newspapers and magazines Before the invention of newspapers in the early 17th century, official government bulletins were circulated at times in some centralized empires. The earliest newspaper date to 17th century Europe when printed periodicals began rapidly to replace the practice of hand-writing newssheets. The emergence of the new media branch has to be seen in closeThe Gentleman's Magazine The Gentleman's Magazine was founded in London, England, by Edward Cave in January, 1731. The original complete title was The Gentleman's Magazine: or, Trader's monthly intelligencer. Cave's innovation was to create a monthly digest of news and commentary on any topic the educated public might be interested in, from commodity prices to Latin, first published in 1731 Year 1731 was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar), in London London is a leading global city, the world's largest financial centre alongside New York, and has the largest city GDP in Europe. Central London is home to the headquarters of most of the UK's top 100 listed companies and more than 100 of Europe's 500 largest. London's influence and strengths in the arts, education, entertainment, fashion, finance,, is considered to have been the first general-interest magazine. Edward Cave Edward Cave was an English printer, editor and publisher. In The Gentleman's Magazine he created the first general-interest "magazine" in the modern sense, who edited The Gentleman's Magazine under the pen name "Sylvanus Urban", was the first to use the term "magazine", on the analogy of a military storehouse of varied materiel, originally derived from the Arabic Arabic (العربية al-ʿarabīyah, ( Arabic pronunciation ) or عربي ʿarabī) is a Central Semitic language, thus related to and classified alongside other Semitic languages such as Hebrew and the Neo-Aramaic languages. Arabic has more speakers than any other language in the Semitic language family. It is spoken by more than 280 million makhazin "storehouses".[1]
The oldest consumer magazine still in print is The Scots Magazine The Scots Magazine is a magazine containing articles on subjects of Scottish interest. It is the oldest magazine in the world still in publication although there have been several gaps in its publication history. It has reported on events from the defeat of the Jacobites through the Napoleonic wars to the Second World War and on to the creation of, which was first published in 1739 Year 1739 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar), though multiple changes in ownership and gaps in publication totaling over 90 years weaken that claim. Lloyd's List Lloyd's List is one of the world's oldest continuously-running journals, having provided weekly shipping news in London as early as 1734. Now published daily, a recent issue was numbered 59,200 . Known simply as 'The List', Lloyd's List was begun by Edward Lloyd, the proprietor of Lloyd's Coffee House in the City of London as a reliable but terse was founded in Edward Lloyd’s England coffee shop in 1734 Year 1734 was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar); it is still published as a daily business newspaper.
Environmental impact
A life cycle study shows that the CO2 emissions Greenhouse gases are gases in an atmosphere that absorb and emit radiation within the thermal infrared range. This process is the fundamental cause of the greenhouse effect. The main greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone. In our solar system, the atmospheres of Venus, Mars and caused by the production and distribution of one copy of an average sized 0.39 pound magazine in the USA ^ b. English is the de facto language of American government and the sole language spoken at home by 80% of Americans age five and older. Spanish is the second most commonly spoken language total about 0.95 kilograms (2.1 pounds) -- including paper from trees, materials, production, shipping and customer use.[2][3] The loss of natural habitat potential from the 0.39 pound magazine is estimated to be 0.73 square meters (7.9 square feet).[4]
See also
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- Art magazines An art magazine is a publication whose main topic is art. They can be in print form, online or both, and may be aimed at different audiences, including galleries, buyers, amateur or professional artists and the general public
- Automobile magazines Unlike most other automobile magazines, Automobile does not often do instrumented tests of cars or provide much technical data. Instead, the reviews of vehicles are subjective experiential reports with the cars in their naturally intended, real world environment. Additionally, Automobile reserves a good portion of each issue covering vehicles no
- Boating magazines A boating magazine is a publication whose main topic is boating, new boat reviews, boat motors and watersports. They can be aimed at different water sports enthusiasts including but not limited to: cruisers, fishers, skiers, sailors, racers, et cetera
- British boys' magazines
- Business magazines Business journalism is the branch of journalism that tracks, records, analyzes and interprets the economic changes that take place in a society. It could include anything from personal finance, to business at the local market and shopping malls, to the performance of well-known and not-so-well-known companies
- Computer magazines This is a list of magazines marketed primarily for computer and technology enthusiasts or users. The majority of these magazines cover general computer topics or several non-specific subject areas, however a few are also specialized to a certain area of computing and are listed separately
- Customer magazines A customer magazine is a magazine produced by a business as a means of communicating to its customers. It is a branch of custom media, a product that broadly shares the look and feel of a newsstand or consumer magazine but is paid for in part or whole by a business. Rather than copy sales and advertising, the primary goal of a customer magazine is
- Fantasy fiction magazines A fantasy fiction magazine or fantasy magazine is a magazine which publishes primarily fantasy fiction. Not generally included in the category are magazines for children with stories about such characters as Santa Claus. Also not included are adult magazines about sexual fantasy. Many fantasy magazines, in addition to fiction, have other features
- Health and fitness magazines
- History magazines Categories: Magazines by interest | History publications
- Hobby & Craft magazines
- Horror fiction magazines
- Humor magazines A humor magazine is a magazine specifically designed to deliver humorous content, often in the form of satire, to its readership
- Literary magazines A literary magazine is a periodical devoted to literature in a broad sense. Literary magazines usually publish short stories, poetry and essays along with literary criticism, book reviews, biographical profiles of authors, interviews and letters. Literary magazines are often called literary journals, or little magazines, which is not meant as a
- Luxury magazines A luxury lifestyle magazine is a printed or online magazine marketed to the ultra-affluent that feature high-value products like sports cars, jewelry, mechanical watches, real estate, yachts, private jets and exotic vacations
- Music magazines A music magazine is a magazine dedicated to music and music culture. Such magazines typically include music news, interviews, photo shoots, essays, record reviews, concert reviews and occasionally have a covermount with recorded music
- News magazines A news magazine is a typed, printed, and published piece of paper, magazine or a radio or TV program, usually weekly, featuring articles or segments on current events. News magazines generally go more in-depth into stories than newspapers or television news, trying to give the reader an understanding of the context surrounding important events,
- Online magazines An online magazine shares some features with a blog and also with online newspapers, but can usually be distinguished by its approach to editorial control. Magazines typically have editors or editorial boards who review submissions and perform a quality control function to ensure that all material meets the expectations of the publishers and the
- Pornographic magazines
- Pulp magazines Pulp magazines were inexpensive fiction magazines. They were published from 1896 through the 1950s. The typical pulp magazine was seven inches wide by ten inches high, a half an inch thick, and 128 pages long. Pulps were printed on cheap paper with ragged, untrimmed edges
- Regional magazines A regional magazine is a periodical devoted to a specific geographic area in a broad sense. Regional magazines usually publish articles and photo essays featuring an area's wildlife, wilderness, people, communities, events, history, outdoor activities, and travel destinations
- Science fiction magazines Science fiction magazines traditionally featured speculative fiction in short story, novelette, novella or novel form, a format that continues until the present day. Many also contain editorials, book reviews or articles, and some also include stories in the fantasy and horror genres
- Science magazines A science magazine is a periodical publication with news, opinions and reports about science for a non-expert audience. A periodical publication for scientific experts, in contrast, is called a "scientific journal". Science magazines are read by non-scientists and scientists who want accessible information on fields outside their and scientific journals
- Shelter magazines (home design and decorating)
- Sports magazines
- Teen magazines
- Trade journals
- Trade magazines
- Lists
- List of eighteenth-century British periodicals
- List of fashion magazines
- List of men's magazines
- List of nineteenth-century British periodicals
- List of online magazine archives
- List of political magazines
- List of railroad-related periodicals
- List of women's magazines
- List of travel magazines
- List of architecture magazines
- Categories
- category:Periodicals
- category:Religious magazines
- category:Satirical magazines
- category:Wildlife magazines
References
- ^ OED, s.v. "Magazine".
- ^ "How big is Discover's carbon f?". discovermagazine.com. http://discovermagazine.com/2008/may/21-how-big-is-discover.s-carbon-footprint/article_view?b_start:int=1&-C=. Retrieved Mar 12, 2009.
- ^ "Magazine?". korna.org. http://www.korna.org/. Retrieved Oct 03, 2005.
- ^ "Environmental impact of a magazine". ecofx.org. http://ecofx.org/wiki/index.php?title=Magazine. Retrieved Mar 12, 2009.
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