What type of publication is peer-reviewed?

A peer-reviewed publication is also sometimes referred to as a scholarly publication. The peer-review process subjects an author's scholarly work, research, or ideas to the scrutiny of others who are experts in the same field (peers) and is considered necessary to ensure academic scientific quality.

What type of research is a peer-reviewed article?

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. (The article is more likely to be scientifically valid, reach reasonable conclusions, etc.)

Which type of publication is most likely to be peer-reviewed?

Scholarly publications (Journals)

A scholarly publication contains articles written by experts in a particular field. The primary audience of these articles is other experts. These articles generally report on original research or case studies. Many of these publications are "peer reviewed" or "refereed".

Is peer-reviewed a primary source?

A primary research article reports on an empirical research study conducted by the authors. It is almost always published in a peer-reviewed journal. This type of article: Asks a research question or states a hypothesis or hypotheses.

What types of publications are not considered peer-reviewed?

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.

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Are all journal publications peer-reviewed?

Some scholarly articles go a bit further to be peer-reviewed. All peer-reviewed articles are scholarly articles, but not all scholarly articles are peer-reviewed. NOTE: An article can be from a peer reviewed journal and not actually be peer reviewed.

How can you identify a peer-reviewed source?

Identifying if a Journal is Peer Reviewed

One of the best places to find out if a journal is peer-reviewed is to go to the journal website. Most publishers have a website for a journal that tells you about the journal, how authors can submit an article, and what the process is for getting published.

Is peer review a primary or secondary source?

Primary and Secondary Sources in the Sciences

Books (which may or may not be peer reviewed themselves!) and review articles (typically peer-reviewed) are secondary sources because they build on primary source knowledge without presenting completely new findings.

Is a source credible if it is peer-reviewed?

Articles from scholarly, peer-reviewed, academic, and refereed journals are more credible than articles from popular or trade journals ('magazines') because they have gone through the most rigorous review process. They also have the most references or citations.

How do I know if a paper is peer-reviewed?

The journal publisher's website

One of the best places to find out if a journal is peer-reviewed is the journal website. Most publications have a journal website that includes information for authors about the publication process.

Is JSTOR peer-reviewed?

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).

What is the difference between peer-reviewed and published?

Scholarly/peer-reviewed articles differ from other easily available print sources because the review process gives them more authority than, for example, a newspaper or magazine article. Newspaper or popular magazine articles are written by journalists (not specialists in any field except journalism).

What is the difference between scholarly and peer-reviewed articles?

In short, “scholarly” means the article was written by an expert for an audience of other experts, researchers or students. “Peer-reviewed” takes it one step further and means the article was reviewed and critiqued by the author's peers who are experts in the same subject area.

Is peer-reviewed the same as primary research?

Primary research studies will start with a review of the previous literature, however, the rest of the article will focus on the authors' original research. Literature reviews can be published in peer-reviewed journals, however, they are not primary research.

Can peer-reviewed articles be secondary sources?

Peer-reviewed articles can be either primary or secondary sources.

Why do sources have to be peer-reviewed?

Firstly, it acts as a filter to ensure that only high quality research is published, especially in reputable journals, by determining the validity, significance and originality of the study. Secondly, peer review is intended to improve the quality of manuscripts that are deemed suitable for publication.

What sources are typically peer-reviewed?

Research articles published in scholarly journals are peer-reviewed, or refereed. Peer-review is a rigorous process by which articles are evaluated by a panel of experts in the field; the author's peers. The peer-reviewers make sure that: The article is accurate.

How do you tell if an article is peer-reviewed PubMed?

Information found in PubMed that indicates it is "indexed by MEDLINE" is considered peer reviewed. Look for the phrase "indexed by MEDLINE" under the citation or abstract information. PubMed does not provide a search filter to limit to only peer reviewed articles.

Is Springer peer-reviewed?

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

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What is the best source of peer-reviewed articles?

What is the difference between peer-reviewed and popular sources?

A scholarly (or academic) resource is one that is written by experts in the field for experts in the field. A popular resource is one that is written for the general public. Your local newspaper is a popular resource. Databases usually have some mechanism to search for only scholarly, or peer reviewed, articles.

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.

How do you know if a publisher 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.