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Hello, I could not distinguish the terms article, journal, and database. Could you please help me figure them out?

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touchy@hotmail.com

14 August 2021

Hello, I could not distinguish the terms article, journal, and database. Could you please help me figure them out?

Hello, I could not distinguish the terms article, journal, and database. Could you please help me figure them out?

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ironclad@gmail.com

13 August 2021

Glad to hear that.

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touchy@hotmail.com

13 August 2021

Great answer, I got it.

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ironclad@gmail.com

13 August 2021

Thank you for your interest in MEL. If we compare articles as dots, journals are lines made from dots, and databases are like a flat surface made from different lines (journals). In other words, a database is a compilation of journals and journals that contains articles.

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