“Volume” vs. “issue” for a new journal Our school is publishing an academic journal soon. It will be printed annually.  How do we label it – should we use the term volume or issue?  What is the difference?
Normally journals come in volumes, which may then be divided into issues, so volume 12 might cover all papers for a calendar year but actually be published quarterly as four separate issues: 12(1), 12(2), 12(3), 12(4). Some journals just publish volumes without subdividing, and if you're only printing annually I think it makes sense to do that.