Publication form: Periodicals are published continuously, usually in the form of monthly, bimonthly and quarterly, while essays are published in the form of books, usually published by publishing houses.
Content: Journals usually include many types of articles, such as research papers, reviews, summaries, news, etc. And the collection of essays usually includes a group of related papers, which are usually discussed around a specific topic or field.
Objective: The purpose of periodicals is to spread and exchange academic research results and provide information and services for academic circles, while the purpose of collections is to collect and sort out papers in a specific field and provide readers with reference and learning materials.
Influence: Journals usually have high influence and popularity, because they usually go through a rigorous review and editing process, and the quality of papers published in journals is relatively high. The influence of the anthology is relatively low, but it can still provide some useful information for readers.