I am looking for peer-reviewed articles

What is a peer-reviewed article?

Where do I find peer-reviewed articles?

How do I find a peer-reviewed article?

 

What is a peer-reviewed article?

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  • Peer-reviewed articles are found in peer-reviewed journals
  • Not everything in a peer-reviewed journal is a peer-reviewed article
  • Editorials (opinion pieces), book reviews, and other written pieces in peer reviewed journals may not be peer-reviewed
  • Typically, only research articles in peer-reviewed journals are peer-reviewed articles
  • You can find more information on an individual journal's website, often under "Information for Authors"

 

Where do I find peer-reviewed articles?

The best place to find peer-reviewed articles is in one of the Library’s databases. 

OneSearch is the database we suggest you use when you first start learning how to research. 

 

How do I find a peer-reviewed article?

After doing a search in OneSearch (see more information) you’ll see a list of results. Some of these will be peer-reviewed articles, and some will not. 

 

When looking in a database, there will often be a filter that will show only peer-reviewed articles.

In OneSearch:

  • Select the “peer-reviewed” filter in the “limit to” section on the left-hand side of the search screen. 

This will show you sources from Peer-Reviewed or Academic Journals. 

 

Peer-reviewed articles will have an icon labelled “Academic Journal”. 

An icon with three pieces of indescript papers with the words "Academic Journal" written below as seen in the database OneSearch Lite

Important: sometimes things like book reviews, opinion pieces, and letters to the editors will have the “academic journal” icon as well. If you are required to use "peer-reviewed journal articles" or "peer-reviewed articles," these may not satisfy that requirement. If you’re not sure whether you can use a particular article for your assignment, ask a librarian or your instructor.