1. Connect to Ulrich's Periodicals Directory
2. Search for the journal title on Ulrich's NOT the article title.
3. Click on the journal title link.
4. Look for the field "Refereed." This is a synonym of "peer-reviewed." The value should be "Yes."
Use Citation Linker if you know the following information about an article in a journal:
Characteristics of Peer-reviewed Articles
Tutorials - Journal Citations & How to Verify a Peer-Reviewed Article
How to identify a peer-reviewed article
In order to verify whether an article is peer-reviewed, you need to check whether the journal in which the article is published is peer-reviewed. There are two ways figure out whether a journal is peer-reviewed:
1. Long Way — Search for the journal title on Google; go to the journal's website and search (Ctrl + F on Windows; Cmd + F on Mac) for the words peer review. Look on the website for information about the editorial policy, submission process or requirements for author’s submission. This section of the website will often give insight into whether or not the journal has a peer-review process.
2. Preferred Way — Go to Ulrich's Periodicals Directory and search for the journal title.
In Engineering trade journals/ magazines are as important as scholarly articles. However, trade journals are not peer-reviewed, only scholarly journals are. The information in a peer-reviewed article is thorough and reliable but it takes a long time to get published. Trade journals provide brief information on discoveries, inventions, and updates.
Journal of Biotechnology
Biosensors Journal
Industry Week
IEEE Spectrum
Scientific American
New York Times
People
Glamour
Purpose
To inform and report on original research or experimentation
To provide news and updates to people in a particular industry or profession
To provide general information to a lay audience
To entertain or persuade
Article Appearance
Articles are lengthy and structured into sections: abstracts, lit. review, method, architecture, results, conclusions, bibliography
Contains graphs, charts, photographs supporting the research
Photographs and illustrations used to support the article but also for aesthetic purposes to draw in readers
Articles are usually brief and do not follow a certain format
Photographs and illustrations used to support the article but also for aesthetic purposes to draw in readers
Articles are usually brief and do not follow a certain format
Photographs and illustrations used to support the article but also for aesthetic purposes to draw in readers
Articles are usually brief and do not follow a certain format
Adapted from Meriam Library, California State University, Chico
You may encounter different types of scholarly articles in your research. Many databases have a "Document Type" search field and filter, which you can use to specify the kind of scholarly article you are interested in.
Research Article
Review Article
Conference Proceedings
What is it?
Authors report the results of their own systematic studies. This is a primary source.
A review is a secondary source of information. It is a critical evaluation of existing studies in a field.
These are the official records for professional meetings of organizations, such as conferences and workshops.
Clues for Identification in the Title, Abstract, or Introduction