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Peer-Review / Refereed / Scholarly / Academic
What are "scholarly" or "peer-reviewed" articles?
Peer-reviewed, refereed, scholarly, and academic are all terms that describe journal articles (and sometimes books!) that have been reviewed and edited by experts in the discipline.*
- Journal articles written by experts, faculty, or scholars on the topic
- The information has been evaluated by editors or other experts
- Articles most always contain a bibliography documenting sources
*"Scholarly" and "Academic" sometimes apply to articles that are not peer-reviewed. Critically evaluate all your sources.
How do I know if a journal is peer reviewed?
How do I find out whether a journal is peer –reviewed?
Journals will usually state whether they are peer-reviewed on the “About” page for the journal. If the information is not there, you may search the library database “Ulrichsweb.”
Using Ulrichsweb:
- Go to the CSU Libraries Home Page
- Select “Articles & Databases” tab
- Choose “U”
- Select Ulrichsweb
- Search using the title or ISSN
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