How to Find a Peer Refereed Journal

Peer-refereed -- also known as peer-reviewed -- journals publish articles that have been written by experts and reviewed by others in their field. Generally the editor sends out articles to peers in the field for what is called a "blind review," meaning the individual doesn't know who wrote the piece. CalPoly reports that this process help ensure that the published articles are up to an acceptable standard and that they reflect scholarly research. The academic phrase "publish or perish," refers to scholars being expected to have articles accepted in peer-refereed publications. Not being published is frowned upon in academic institutions.

Instructions

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      Go to a college or university library. Although some public libraries may carry peer-refereed journals, your best choice is an academic setting. Peer refereed journals tend have rather esoteric articles, so they don't generally appeal to a wider reading audience as the scholarly language assumes that the reader has a working knowledge of the discipline.

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      Check with a librarian. People who work in libraries are often knowledgeable about the different peer-refereed journals available in the different disciplines. They may have a list of journals available in the library that you can refer to.

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      Consult Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory, which should be available at the reference desk. Go to the "Refereed Serials" section of the resource and review the journals listed there. Cross reference it with the peer-refereed journals that are available at the library.

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      Ask your professor or adviser. If you are an undergraduate ask the individuals whose classes you are taking the names of the peer-refereed publications they recommend. If you are working on a master's degree of a PH.D your adviser would be aware of the peer-refereed journals.

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      Conduct online searches. CalPoly recommends that you consult the Internet according to your area of expertise. If, for instance, you want peer-refereed journals in education or the social sciences, check ECONbase or Project MUSE. For science, check with Science Direct or ACS Publications for full-text articles.

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