When searching in a database, how can I tell if a source is peer-reviewed?

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Scholarly peer-reviewed articles are useful in research for in-depth information about specific research topics. There are two main ways to recognize a peer-reviewed article in a database.

Search for Peer-Reviewed Articles

You can search our databases for "peer reviewed" articles or books and only peer reviewed sources will come up.

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Evaluate Articles

Additionally, you can review your articles for the following characteristics.

  • Multiple authors
  • Authors are experts in field
  • Complex titles 
  • Article is broken into sections such as: literature review, methodology, results, discussion, etc.
  • Long articles (some can be more than 20 pages)
  • References list

Please contact one of our Librarians in person or through our Ask a Librarian if you have questions.

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  • Last Updated Jul 13, 2023
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  • Answered By Nora Rackley

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