Is JSTOR peer-reviewed?

While nearly all of the journals collected in JSTOR are peer-reviewed publications, the archives also contain primary sources and content that is much older than today's standard peer-review process. However, all content on JSTOR is considered scholarly content.

How do I know if my JSTOR article is peer-reviewed?

Is JSTOR peer reliable?

While the majority of journals collected in JSTOR are considered peer-reviewed publications, our archives also contain some specific primary source materials (such as some journals in the Ireland Collection and the 19th Century British Pamphlet Collection).

How do you check if an article is peer-reviewed?

You can type the name of the journal into any search engine and learn about the submission process to see if it is peer reviewed. Additionally, if you use the library search or a database to find articles, they will usually indicate if it is from a peer reviewed journal.

Is JSTOR a scholarly database?

JSTOR provides access to more than 12 million journal articles, books, images, and primary sources in 75 disciplines. We help you explore a wide range of scholarly content through a powerful research and teaching platform.

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Are PubMed articles peer-reviewed?

Most journals indexed for PubMed are peer-reviewed or refereed, but peer review criteria and reviewer or referee qualifications vary. Check a journal's editorial information or ask the publisher about policy for specific journal titles.

What type of sources are JSTOR?

Primary source collections currently available on JSTOR are multidisciplinary and discipline-specific and include select monographs, pamphlets, manuscripts, letters, oral histories, government documents, images, 3D models, spatial data, type specimens, drawings, paintings, and more.

How can you tell if a source is peer-reviewed or scholarly?

In the library databases, you might find that the journal name is a hyperlink as shown below. Clicking on it takes you to a page about the journal which should make it clear whether the journal is scholarly, academic, peer reviewed, or refereed.

What counts as a peer-reviewed source?

Peer-reviewed (refereed or scholarly) journals - Articles are written by experts and are reviewed by several other experts in the field before the article is published in the journal in order to ensure the article's quality.

What journals are peer-reviewed?

What is the disadvantage of JSTOR?

Limitations. The availability of most journals on JSTOR is controlled by a "moving wall", which is an agreed-upon delay between the current volume of the journal and the latest volume available on JSTOR.

What are the cons of JSTOR?

Cons: JSTOR searches the full text of every article, so you may find items that mention your search terms only once (your search terms may not be the main focus of the article)

Why is JSTOR good?

Searching on JSTOR is different from other search engines, such as Google, because of the scholarly content and focus on academic research. On JSTOR students can access peer-reviewed content, research reports, and primary sources that help support scholarly investigation.

Is JSTOR vetted?

Most of the content on JSTOR is peer-reviewed, but there are some exceptions. "Peer review" is the process by which academic content, usually articles that appear within academic journals, is vetted for accuracy and academic standards.

Are all journal articles peer-reviewed?

Generally, scholarly journals are targeted at professional or academic researchers and provide detailed analyses concentrating on a single discipline or academic field. The publisher is typically a professional association or an academic press. Not all scholarly journals use a peer-review process.

Does JSTOR have primary sources?

JSTOR offers millions of primary sources across four collections, supporting research and teaching in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.

What sources are not peer-reviewed?

Broadly speaking, a non peer reviewed source is anything that is NOT a peer reviewed journal article. A government publication, book or book chapter, a newspaper or magazine article, a website or blog post, a documentary film, or a document published by a government agency are all examples of non-peer reviewed sources.

How do you tell if a source is not peer-reviewed?

To determine if your source has been peer-reviewed, you can investigate the journal in which the article was published. Try going to the journal's website and finding information about their submission & revision guidelines, or search the journal title in UlrichsWeb Global Serials Directory to learn more about it.

How do you know if a secondary source is peer-reviewed?

Look for "Refereed: Yes" in the results to confirm that it is a scholarly, peer reviewed article.

Is Springer peer-reviewed?

All research articles, and most other article types, published in Springer journals undergo peer review.

Is Elsevier a peer-reviewed journal?

All articles in open access journals which are published by Elsevier have undergone peer review and upon acceptance are immediately and permanently free for everyone to read and download.

Can a source be scholarly but not peer-reviewed?

Note: Keep in mind that articles from peer reviewed journals are considered scholarly, but not all scholarly articles are from peer reviewed journals (in other words, just because an article was not published in a peer reviewed journal, doesn't automatically mean it isn't considered a scholarly source).

How do you cite a source in JSTOR?

MLA. Every JSTOR article has a citation available. Look in the upper right corner of the article page and select Cite, then grab the MLA style citation.

Is JSTOR primary or secondary source?

A secondary source is an account written after the event which interprets and evaluates primary sources (about the event.) They are commentary on what happened rather than records. Most journals and books on JSTOR, including the content covered in the subject sections of this guide, will be secondary sources.

Does JSTOR have Harvard referencing?

JSTOR has partnered with TypeCite, a free citation tool that specializes in APA, MLA, and Harvard formats, to provide JSTOR users with metadata (title of journal, edition, number, pagination details, contributor details, etc.)