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Finding peer reviewed articles is something you might be asked to do. Or the identification might be for scholarly articles.
A basic explanation:a published journal has subject specialists (peers) that review articles for accuracy prior to its being published. This process may catch errors or poor research methods. It is a type of quality control.
- Labeled: In some databases an article will have an obvious label.
- Filter results: Filters to narrow down the results to peer reviewed only may be an option in a database. At times, you might have to do a few extra steps.
Scholarly vs Non-scholarly
| Scholarly | Non-Scholarly |
|---|---|
| academic or peer reviewed journals | includes magazines and newspapers |
| written by scholars, researchers | written by journalists |
| for academics, researchers, experts | for general audience |
| lengthy and uses discipline/field vocabulary | shorter/few pages, plain language |
| includes references/bibliography | doesn't include full list of sources/references |
| often includes charts, graphs or diagrams | often has advertisements, photographs or illustrations |
