What is a national journal?

A journal can be called a ‘national’ journal on the basis of its production, reception and impact factors. It should have good number of subscription from reputed institutions and organizations within a country. The term ‘national’ should not be considered as a qualitative term in relation to term like ‘international’, for many good journals are produced in regional languages which, though publishing excellent contents, may not be accessible to the international readers. The terms ‘national’ and ‘international’ should be considered descriptive ones for describing geographical location of its production and reception.