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Peer Reviewed or Refereed: Introduction
Peer reviewed or refereed articles
refers to a process Scholarly articles undergo. If an article
is peer reviewed or refereed; it has undergone a review by a
peer of the author. The peer has an educational and/or professional
background similar to the author; this means the peer has the
necessary knowledge and/or experience to evaluate the information
found in the scholarly article. For example, a librarian could
peer review an article for a library journal written by another
librarian.
Many databases, such as ProQuest, allow you to limit your searches
to refereed or scholarly publications. If the publication does
not state if articles are peer reviewed or refereed, one can
check resources at the Reference Information Desk or with your
instructor.
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