● Peer-reviewed journals may also be called “refereed” or “juried” journals.
● Peer review is a process by which manuscripts are submitted for publication in a scholarly or research journal and are reviewed by subject experts for comment, evaluation, and approval.
● These articles often go through a revision process after the peer review and prior to publication.
● Many articles are submitted to the journal editors. Of these articles, a select few make it to publication.
Peer review process definition adapted from the Concise Dictionary
Of Library And Information Science.
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● Periodical Indexes allow you to find articles from journals and magazines.
A search of a periodical index results in citations. Citations identify the actual articles.
● Use specialized indexes that primarily cover peer-reviewed journals. For example, the Philosopher’s Index, PsycInfo, and
Science Citation Index, etc., located on the
Databases by Subject web page found on the library’s web site.
● This strategy will help you to find peerreviewed journal articles, however, not all citations in specialized indexes are from peer-reviewed journals. You can consult
Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory to confirm if the journal in question is peer-reviewed.

● Select a database to search from by using the Databases by Subject list or the Databases A-Z list located on the library’s web site.

Limit the search results to peer-reviewed journals.
● Many online databases allow you to limit your search to peer-reviewed journals.
● Use this feature and select “peer- reviewed”, any additional search parameters, and your search terms. Then send the search.
● It is important to know that there is not always consensus about the status of a publication; one database may classify a title as peer-reviewed, for example, while another does not. You can consult
Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory to confirm if the journal in question is peer-reviewed.
● If you are in doubt if a particular journal is appropriate for your class assignment, consult with your professor. You may ask your professor for a list of recommended titles.

Review the search results.

Check Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory to see if it lists the journal in question as “peer-reviewed.”
●You can find a description of a specific journal by using
Ulrich’s
Periodicals Directory. http://www.ulrichsweb.com/ulrichsweb
●The term “refereed” is used interchangeably with “peer-reviewed” in Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory .
●This directory will tell you if the journal contains academic/scholarly articles and if the articles are refereed.

Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory Cont’d.
Type the journal title in the Quick Search box. Submit the search.

Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory Cont’d.
Look for the “peer-reviewed” symbol next to the journal title.

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Peer-Reviewed

PeerReviewed Journals Cont’d.
Serial:
Any publication issued in successive parts, appearing at intervals, usually regular ones, and, as a rule, intended to be continued indefinitely.
The term includes periodicals, newspapers, annuals, numbered monographic series and the proceedings, transactions and memoirs of societies.
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As defined in Harrod’s Librarians’ Glossary And Reference Book.

PeerReviewed Journals Cont’d.
Periodical:
A serial appearing or intended to appear indefinitely at regular or stated intervals, generally more frequently than annually. A magazine is a periodical.
As defined in The ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science.
Journal :
A newspaper or periodical.
Particularly a periodical issued by a society or institution and containing news, proceedings, transactions, and reports of work carried out in a particular field.
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As defined in Harrod’s Librarians’ Glossary And Reference Book.

PeerReviewed Journals Cont’d.
Peer-Reviewed Journal:
Said of a periodical or other serial when manuscripts (articles) are evaluated by at least one subject specialist in addition to the editor before being accepted for publication .
As defined in The ALA Glossary of Library and Information
Science.
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PeerReviewed Journals Cont’d.
Magazine:
A periodical for general reading containing articles (stories, photographs, and advertisements) on a variety of subjects.
As defined in The ALA Glossary of Library and Information
Science.
Newspaper:
A periodical for general reading containing articles, stories, photographs, and advertisements on a variety of subjects.
As defined in The ALA Glossary of Library and Information
Science.
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Style Guides
Always submit your manuscript in the appropriate format/style.
Chicago Manual of Style http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite7.html
Reference PN147 .C44
MLA Style Manual and Guide to
Scholarly Publishing http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite5.html
Reference PN147 .G444
Publication Manual of the American
Psychological Association http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite5.html
Reference and Circulation
PN147 .P83
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