JAN 26

1. What is the goal of peer review? According to Lloyd Sealy Library in

“Evaluating Information Sources: What is a Peer-Reviewed Article”, the goal of
peer review is to assess the quality of articles submitted for publication in a
scholarly journal.
2. What are the characteristics of peer-reviewed articles? According to Lloyd
Sealy Library in “Evaluating Information Sources: What is a Peer-Reviewed
Article”,
- Publication in a scholarly journal
- Serious, thoughtful tone
- More than 10 pages in length
- Abstract on the first page
- Organization by headings (Introduction, Literature Review, and
Conclusion)
- In-text citations, reference list, or bibliography
- Credible authors(affiliated with a research institution or university)
3. What are three categories of “information resources”? According to
Angelo State University in “How to recognize peer-review (refereed) journals”
- Newspapers and magazines
- Journals containing articles written by academics/professionals
- Peer-reviewed(scholarly or refereed journals)
4. What are four things you can do to make sure that you are finding
peer-reviewed sources? According to Angelo State University in “How to
recognize peer-review (refereed) journals”
- Limiting a database search to peer-reviewed journals only
- Checking in the database Ulrichsweb.com to determine if the journal
is indicated as being peer-reviewed.
- Examining the publication to see if it is peer-reviewed
- Find the official website on the internet, and check to see if it states
that the journal is peer-reviewed