เปรียบเทียบวิธี

	บทบรรณาธิการและบทวิจารณ์	บทความวิจัยต้นฉบับ
สาขาวิชา	การเขียนเชิงวิชาการ	การเขียนเชิงวิชาการ
ตระกูล	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
ปีกำเนิด	1850	1665
ผู้ริเริ่ม	Academic journals (19th century formalization)	Scientific research community
ประเภท	Document Type	Document Type
แหล่งต้นตำรับ	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.
ชื่อเรียกอื่น	editorial, commentary, opinion, perspective	research paper, empirical article, primary research, journal article
ที่เกี่ยวข้อง	2	5
สรุป	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.