Peer-reviewed / Scholarly / Refereed Journals
This guide will show you what these journals are and how to find these kinds of articles
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What are peer-reviewed or scholarly journals?
Scholarly journals:
- are written by experts in the field and are aimed at other experts
- contain lengthy articles
- have excellent documentation (bibliographies, reference lists)
- Language is scholarly or technical
- Often incorporate the peer review process (although not all scholarly journals are peer-reviewed)
What Does a Scholarly Article Look Like?
See this: Anatomy of A Scholarly Article, from North Carolina State University Libraries