What is an electronic journal (or e-journal)?
Any journal available over the Internet can be called an “electronic journal” or “e-journal.” In many cases e-journals are counterparts to familiar print publications, although an increasing number of titles exist only in electronic format. Frequently e-journals appear on the screen exactly as they do in print with similar page design and typeface. These are PDF (Portable Document Format) images of the print pages. Many users prefer to print from PDF images. To view these page images, your computer must have Adobe Acrobat Reader software installed. You may download the software at no cost by clicking here and following the instructions on the site. Many publishers of e-journals utilize the capabilities of the electronic environment to go beyond images of print pages and provide value-added features such as sounds, video clips, or links to other electronic information sources by also offering coded versions of articles in html format. Articles in html offer links and other features to t
