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Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Journals 

(also called refereed journals)

Scholarly vs Popular

 

What is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal?

A peer-reviewed or refereed journal is one in which manuscripts submitted by authors are reviewed by experts on the topic before being accepted for publication in the journal.  This form of quality control is important to the scholarly process. 

 

How do I find peer-reviewed scholarly journal articles?

Look in Research Databases to find peer-reviewed scholarly journal articles.  Some databases make it easy:

 

 

What if the article I need is not full-text?

 

I have an article, but I am not sure it is peer-reviewed.  How can I tell?

 

Lynn Cameron

Carrier Library, March 2008