Understanding Scholarly Articles or Peer Review
What is the difference?
"Magazine" is often used to describe a popular periodical like Time or People. Magazines have many color photos and advertisements.
“Journal” is used to describe a scholarly periodical that is written by experts. Journal articles tend to be longer and provide extensive citations to additional research.
Peer-Reviewed Journals:
Journal of Finance
Journal of International Business Ethics
Journal of Biological Chemistry
Journal of Counseling Psychology
Literary Review
General or Popular Magazines:
Newsweek
Fortune
Harvard Business Review
Science Today
Psychology Newsletter
Atlantic Monthly
Click here to access a more detailed comparison table or watch the video below.
Limiting Search Results to Scholarly Jounals
Examples of Peer-Reviewed Limiters
All research databases offer a way to limit search results to academic or peer-reviewed articles. Here are a few examples so you know what to look for.
Manchester Campus Library Catalog Search
Enter your search terms. When the results are displayed, you will see many options under "Tweak my results" to limit your results. The peer-reviewed limiter is found under the "Show Only" heading.
ABI/INFORM (Proquest) Example
