What Is a Peer-Reviewed Article?
Peer-reviewed articles are reviewed by other experts in the field before publication. There are two common types of peer review:
- Blind peer review — Reviewers know the author's name, but the author does not know who the reviewers are.
- Double-blind peer review — Neither the author(s) nor the reviewers know each other's identities.
To find out which level of peer review a particular journal uses, look for the editorial statement on the journal's website.
How Can I Find Peer-Reviewed Articles?
Peer-reviewed articles may be labeled as peer-reviewed or scholarly in library databases. In most databases, simply select the Scholarly or Peer-Reviewed filter to limit your results accordingly.
How Do I Know If a Journal Is Peer-Reviewed?
You can check whether a specific journal is peer-reviewed or refereed using the Library's Ulrichsweb database. For step-by-step instructions, see the FAQ: How do I know if an article I found is peer-reviewed?
