serial vs serial publication

serial and serial publication both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
serial	Yes	Yes	No	No
serial publication	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, serial and serial publication are synonyms defined as:

serial and serial publication: a periodical that appears at scheduled times

Other synonyms of serial include series.

serial (noun)	serial publication (noun)
a serialized set of programs	a periodical that appears at scheduled times
a periodical that appears at scheduled times

serial (adjective)	serial publication (adjective)
pertaining to or occurring in or producing a series
pertaining to or composed in serial technique
of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations
in regular succession without gaps