Peer-Review Process
Problem: How can I tell if this article is from a peer-reviewed source?
Strategy: If you need to be certain that a journal is peer-reviewed, or “refereed,” use our database tools.
How-to:
- You may need to do a web search for the journal title to see what the publisher says about the journal. OR
- Our library also subscribes to a database about journals. Search for the journal title in Ulrichsweb to learn about it. OR
- The easiest way is to utilize the feature in some library databases where each journal title is a link, taking you to more details about the publication.
Ebsco Example:
ProQuest Example:
Now you know:
"A process by which a scholarly work (sucah as a paper or a research proposal) is checked by a group of experts in the same field to make sure it meetst he necessary standards before it is published or accepted." Merriam Webster Online Dictionary