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Peer Reviewed/ Refereed

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Peer Reviewed or Refereed: Introduction

Peer reviewed or refereed articles refers to a process Scholarly articles undergo. If an article is peer reviewed or refereed; it has undergone a review by a peer of the author. The peer has an educational and/or professional background similar to the author; this means the peer has the necessary knowledge and/or experience to evaluate the information found in the scholarly article. For example, a librarian could peer review an article for a library journal written by another librarian.

Many databases, such as those from ProQuest and EBSCOhost, allow you to limit your searches to refereed or scholarly publications. If the publication does not state if articles are peer reviewed or refereed, one can check resources at the Information Desk or online. These resources list publications (popular, scholarly, trade) and provide information on publishing, including if the publication peer reviews the articles. The publications are Magazines for Libraries and Ulrich's Periodicals Directory.