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LANG 2010 - English for Science I

Scholarly Articles

* Covers in-depth research in subject

* Written by academics, researchers or scholars.

* Most Scholarly articles are Peer-reviewed (subject experts  assess before publication) 

* Arguments, claims and conclusions supported by data and evidence.

* Sources consulted are listed in the end of paper references or bibliography section.

 

What is Peer Review?

  • Peer review is the independent assessment of your research paper by experts in your field.
  • Peer review is the system used to assess the quality of a manuscript before it is published.
  • Peer review is a quality control process used in academic and scholarly work.

Remark: All peer-reviewed articles are scholarly articles, but not all scholarly articles are peer-reviewed (e.g. Editorials, news items, and book reviews) 

 

Peer-reviewed articles Search box

We created this "peer-reviewed articles only" search box for you, if you want to use it.

 

 

Or, watch this video  on how to find peer-reviewed articles in PowerSearch.   Unfortunately, ACS style is not one of the cite options currently available in PowerSearch.  Go to the Cite Sources section of this guide to learn about how to cite ACS style.

Find and Cite Peer Reviewed Articles in PowerSearch (1 min 14 sec)

More Search Tools (Library databases):

Scopus

Web of Science

 

How to Read Scholarly Articles (Optional Extended Learning)

Reading scholarly journal articles is different from reading a newspaper or magaizne article. Here are some videos to help you learn the skills.

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