Magazines 

are publications, usually periodical publications,
that are printed or electronically published (the online
versions are called online magazines.) They are generally
published on a regular schedule and contain a variety of content.
They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price,
by prepaid subscriptions, or a combination of the three.[1] At its root,
the word "magazine" refers to a collection or storage location.
In the case of written publication, it is a collection of written articles.
This explains why magazine publications share the word root with gunpowder
magazines, artillery magazines, firearms magazines, and, in various languages
although not English, retail stores such as department stores.