What are they?
Scholarly articles are papers that describe a research study.
Why are scholarly articles useful?
They report original research projects have been reviewed by other experts before they are accepted for publication, so you can be reasonably assured that they contain valid information.
How do you identify scholarly or peer-reviewed articles?
How do you find them?
Some of the library’s databases contain scholarly articles, either exclusively or in combination with other types of articles.
Google Scholar is another option for searching for scholarly articles.
1. Begin by selecting a database from the library databases.
2. You can search databases by title, in the top right corner next to the search bar, or subject.
Some databases will let you limit to peer review before you start a search. Check for a Peer reviewed checkbox and then enter your keywords and click Search.
In other databases, you'll need to first enter some keywords for your topic and then click Search. You'll then have an option to filter the results to show only peer reviewed sources on the next screen.
1. Most databases have a Refine Results section, often on the left side of the results page.
2. Under Limit To, look for a checkbox for Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals or Peer Reviewed.
3. Your search should automatically update.
1. Click on the title of an article that looks interesting to you.
2. The article record will show where the article was published. Click on the publication name.
3. Find the peer reviewed status of the publication in the pop up window.
1. Click on the title of an article that looks interesting to you.
2. The article record will show where the article was published. Click on the publication name.
3. Find the peer reviewed status of the publication.