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HONR 111: College Writing B

Evaluate Your Sources

Choose the resources that best help you explore your topic.

  • Take time to consider how the articles and websites you find will help you explore your interests and questions. 
  • Use a mix of popular and scholarly articles, books, and websites. 
  • Seek a variety of points of view from multiple sources.

 

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Magazine or Journal?

Magazine or Journal?

 

What is a Peer-Reviewed Article?

A peer-reviewed article goes through a special process before it is published.

  1. Author submits their article to publication (usually a professional journal)
  2. A group of "peers," or other professionals in the same discipline, review the submitted article
  3. The peers then send the article back to the author with questions and/or revisions
  4. This back and forth process can last 6 months to a year
  5. Once the author and reviewers agree on the article, it is published.

Peer-Reviewed Articles in Databases

Most databases have an option to narrow down your search results to peer-reviewed articles. Here are a few examples:

  • Screenshot that shows a check box for peer-reviewed articles                       Screenshot of a checkbox that shows peer-reviewed articles

Peer Review in 3 Minutes

Peer Review in 3 Minutes
  • How do articles get peer reviewed?
  • What role does peer review play in scholarly research and publication?
  • This video will explain.
  • This video is published under a Creative Commons 3.0 BY-NC-SA US license.
  • License, credits, and contact information can be found here: https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/tutorials/peerreview/