Answered By: Mike Cendejas
Last Updated: Dec 18, 2020     Views: 785

Library OneSearch and most of the databases within the library such as EBSCOhost and ProQuest contain a mixture of popular and scholarly/peer reviewed content. 

These databases will include an option to limit your search results to only scholarly/peer reviewed articles. In most cases, simply checking this box will only pull up articles of this type. Look for the links marked Scholarly/ Peer Reviewed, Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals, Peer Reviewed, or something similar.

Library OneSearch:

Arrow pointing at the Scholarly/Peer Reviewed button in the Library OneSearch basic search box

EBSCOhost:

Yellow box around scholarly peer reviewed journals box in academic search complete advanced search.

ProQuest:

Yellow arrow pointing to peer reviewed box in ProQuest.

There are occasionally non-scholarly articles published in scholarly journals, like editor's notes and book reviews. A good rule of thumb is to look to see if an article includes citations and a list of references. If not you may not want to use it.

Databases with only scholarly sources

JSTOR, SAGE, and Project Muse contain only scholarly material, so there is no need to designate it by checking a box.

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