{"id":254,"date":"2019-05-29T16:20:52","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T20:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/scholar-speak\/?p=254"},"modified":"2019-11-23T19:01:11","modified_gmt":"2019-11-24T00:01:11","slug":"is-it-scholarly-peer-reviewed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/scholar-speak\/2019\/05\/29\/is-it-scholarly-peer-reviewed\/","title":{"rendered":"Is It Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed?"},"content":{"rendered":"Written by: Hui-Yu Hsiung<\/b>\r\n
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\r\nFor most academic research papers, professors will require you to use scholarly, peer-reviewed articles as resources. What is a scholarly, peer-reviewed article?\r\n
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A scholarly, peer-reviewed article is a type of article that is published in a scholarly journal. It is written in academic language by scholars or experts in a specific field. Before being approved for publication, the article must go through a rigorous peer review process by the editorial board of the journal and a minimum of two expert readers in the field to ensure accuracy, validity and rigor (DeVries, Marschall & Stein, 2009).<\/blockquote>\r\nCharacteristics of a scholarly peer-reviewed article\u00a0<\/b>\r\n
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\r\nDifferent from popular magazine articles, a scholarly, peer-reviewed article has unique characteristics in terms of its purpose, authorship, audience, accountability, content, and citation (Eldredge, 1999). The purpose of a scholarly, peer-reviewed article is to inform and disseminate original research findings to scholars in a specific field for knowledge advancement. The author is usually one or more scholars conducting primary research or experts with subject expertise. The author\u2019s credentials and contact information are also provided. For the audience, a scholarly peer-reviewed article is intended not only for scholars, but also for researchers, professionals and students. Each article in a scholarly journal is anonymously peer evaluated by experts in the given field to ensure it meets a standard of accuracy, originality and scholarly integrity. The content, written in disciplinary-specific language, is in-depth and organized into distinct sections: abstract, introduction, literature review, methodology, results, and conclusion. Generally, it tends to be lengthy, text-heavy and may contain tables, charts and graphs that illustrate key findings of the research. At the end of the scholarly, peer-reviewed article, a complete bibliography is required to list all sources used for citations.\r\n
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\r\nHow to find scholarly, peer-reviewed articles<\/b>\r\n
\r\nThere are several ways to find scholarly, peer-reviewed articles in the UNT Libraries.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nYou may perform a search that specifies only scholarly, peer-reviewed results by using:\r\n
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\r\n1. The \u201cOnline Articles\u201d tab (search automatically defaults to scholarly, peer-reviewed)\r\n
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Screenshot of Online Article search on UNT library website<\/a><\/p><\/div>\r\n
\r\n2. EBSCOhost Databases (select the scholarly, peer-reviewed journals box)\r\n
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Screenshot of EBSCOhost database<\/a><\/p><\/div>\r\n
\r\n3. ProQuest Research Library (select the peer-reviewed box)\r\n
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Screenshot of ProQuest Research Library<\/a><\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\nIf you are still unsure whether an article is scholarly, peer reviewed, there are two additional ways to determine if the article has gone through a peer review process. One is check the journal\u2019s website. Usually, the journal\u2019s website provides information on editorial policy, instructions for authors, submission guidelines and review process. The other is look up the journal title in Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory (Ulrichsweb). Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory is a detailed listings and extensive indexes of serial publications, including academic and scholarly journals, e-journals, peer-reviewed titles, magazines, and newspapers. With emphasis on English-language publications, the online database covers 300,000 periodicals in 900 subject areas.\r\n
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\r\nHow to find Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory and search for scholarly, peer-reviewed journals<\/strong>\r\n
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\r\n1. Go to the UNT Libraries homepage: https:\/\/library.unt.edu\/<\/a>\r\n
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\r\n2. Select \u201cDatabases\u201d tab from the left panel.\r\n
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\r\n3. Enter Ulrich\u2019s Periodical Directory in the search box.\r\n
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\r\n4. From Ulrich’s home page, search for journals by title\r\n
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\r\n5. If the journal has a referee shirt icon\u00a0\"\" next to its name, it is a peer-reviewed journal\r\n
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\r\nScholarly, peer-reviewed articles are the most reliable sources for academic research papers. It is important to learn how to recognize and find a scholarly, peer-reviewed article. If you still cannot determine if an article is from a peer-reviewed journal, see the subject guide on scholarly peer reviewed articles, or contact the liaison librarian assigned to your course or department using the Subject Librarians List.\r\n
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\r\nDeVries, D. R., Marschall, E. A., & Stein, R. A. (2009). Exploring the peer review process: What is it, does it work, and can it be improved? Fisheries, 34(6)<\/em>, 270\u2013279.\r\n

\r\nEldredge, J. (1999). Characteristics of peer reviewed clinical medicine journals. Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 18(2)<\/em>, 13-26. doi:10.1300\/J115v18n02_02
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