The best replacement for journals is magazines.

The best alternatives to journals are rated as following:
★★★★★  magazines
★★★★  articles
★★★  notebooks
★★★  diaries
★★  popular magazines
★★  periodicals
★★  conferences
★★  ledgers
★  blogs
★  non scholarly
★  publications
★  scholarly journals
★  print journals
★  peer reviewed
★  non peer reviewed
  scholarly articles
  popular journals
  non peer reviewed journals
  non refereed journals
  medical journals
  trade journals

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