HCC - Seeing if an Article's Peer-Reviewed or Not

Seeing if an article’s peer-reviewed

(evaluating sources tutorial @ HCC Libraries)

You find the perfect article when you realize that your professor only wants peer-reviewed articles.

it’s okay! you can find out in a few seconds.

If you’re on EBSCO...

1. Click the source’s name (aka the journal)

2. Look at the publication details & check the peer-reviewed status.

Step 1: Click the source name

Click this!

Step 2: Look at the publication details

look at the peer-review status!

Not on EBSCO or publication details unavailable?

1. Go to Google & type the journal’s name & quotation marks and peer-reviewed

“journal name” + peer reviewed

2. Browse the results to see if you can find information on its peer-reviewed status

Step 1: Google “journal name” + peer reviewed

Step 2: Browse results to see peer reviewed status

Here’s the journal’s sponsor’s details

Step 2: Browse results to see peer reviewed status

Here’s the peer-reviewstatus!

Remember, being peer-reviewed is a big deal for an academic/scholarly journal. If you can’t find it quickly, it’s probably not peer-reviewed.

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