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Last Updated: Aug 25, 2023     Views: 2071

Instructors often request that you use research from scholarly, academic, or peer-reviewed journals.

Many articles in journals present in-depth, original research in a specific field of study. These articles have been reviewed by other scholars in the field for scholastic standards and validity.

  • Professional journals may also contain profession or industry-related news. 
  • Sometimes, these articles are called peer-reviewed.

Scholarly articles differ from more popular articles available in magazines and newspapers.

To find scholarly articles:  

  • Try JEWL search, found on the Library home page. It covers a variety of subjects. 
  • In JEWL Search, you can limit your results to peer-reviewed / scholarly journal articles:

 

  • Walker Library subscribes to a large number of subject specific databases that contain scholarly journal articles.
    • For a complete list of databases by subject/title, see our Databases A-Z list. 

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