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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”.
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.