Chemical-pharmaceutical analysis may be defined as a procedure or the sequences of progressions to identify or quantify a constituent or drug, the mechanisms of a pharmaceutical solution or fusion or the determination of the structures of chemical combinations used in the formulation of pharmaceutical product. A journal is a periodical publication intended to further progress of science, usually by reporting new research. Most journals are highly specialized, although some of the oldest journals publish articles, reviews, editorials, short communications, letters, and scientific papers across a wide range of scientific fields. Journals contain articles that peer reviewed, in an attempt to ensure that articles meet the journal's standards of quality, and scientific validity. Each such journal article becomes part of the permanent scientific record.