Comparer des méthodes

	Éditorial et Commentaire	Article de recherche original
Domaine	Rédaction académique	Rédaction académique
Famille	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Année d'origine	1850	1665
Auteur d'origine	Academic journals (19th century formalization)	Scientific research community
Type	Document Type	Document Type
Source fondatrice	International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (2023). Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals. ICMJE.	International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (2023). Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals. ICMJE.
Alias	editorial, commentary, opinion, perspective	research paper, empirical article, primary research, journal article
Apparentées	2	5
Résumé	An editorial or commentary is a peer-reviewed opinion article in an academic journal, typically authored by experts to interpret, contextualize, or critique recent research findings or practice issues. Editorials are usually commissioned by journal editors; commentaries may be solicited or submitted unsolicited. Unlike research articles based on empirical data, editorials and commentaries are evidence-grounded opinions—authors synthesize literature, interpret findings, and offer perspectives on implications. These contributions are indexed in major databases and citable, establishing them as legitimate scholarly publications. Editorials and commentaries carry prestige, particularly when published in high-impact journals, and position authors as thought leaders in their fields.	An original research article is the primary vehicle for reporting new empirical findings in a discipline. Following the IMRaD structure (Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion), it represents a researcher's novel data, analysis, and interpretation. The journal article format has been the gold standard for scientific communication since the establishment of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society in 1665.