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What is a Peer-Reviewed Article?

Ever wonder what's meant by terms like peer-reviewed or scholarly articles? Wonder no more. 

Finding Peer-Reviewed Articles

In four easy steps, you can learn how to use this database to find peer-reviewed research articles.


  1. From the start page of Academic Search Premier, select advanced search.

 

2. Check the box that says Limit to Peer Reviewed.

3. Enter your keywords and search! (For helpful advice on keyword selection, see the video on this page). 

4. Now you can scan your results to find a suitable article for your assignment.

When you find something that looks interesting, you can: Click on the title of an article to see the article abstract (summary) OR slect PDF or HTML Full Text to see the entire article.