Some of your assignments may require peer-reviewed information. Peer review is a process in which an article submitted for publication in a journal is reviewed by a panel of experts in that journal’s field. If these experts determine that the findings in the article are scientifically sound, they usually request revisions for the author to make in order to publish. This process means that a peer-reviewed article is accurate and scholarly because its claims have been verified independently by experts in the field.
Note! Peer review is not perfect! Some reputable journals, such as The Lancet and the New England Journal of Medicine, have published articles that underwent peer review but still contained objectively incorrect conclusions. Always verify your information by checking multiple sources for corroboration.
Here are some tips for limiting your search to peer-reviewed articles from the Search Everything box on the library homepage.
- Enter your search terms and select Search.
- From the results page, select the Peer-reviewed Journals and Articles checkboxes on the left side of the page.
- Select the Apply Filters button at the bottom when you are done adding all the filters you are interested in.
