Master's/Doctoral Projects for OST, PT, RT, and AT: Is it peer-reviewed?
Use Ulrichsweb to determine if a journal is peer-reviewed
- Ulrichs WebUlrich's is a bibliographic database providing detailed, comprehensive, and authoritative information on serials published throughout the world.
How to use Ulrichsweb database for peer-review status
Why use Ulrich's?
- Find out if a particular journal is peer reviewed
- Find out which databases index a journal
How to use Ulrichsweb to determine if an article is in a peer-reviewed journal:
1. Ulrich's can tell you whether a journal is peer-reviewed, not individual articles (but, research articles in a peer-reviewed journal will be peer-reviewed).
2. Go to Ulrichsweb database from a GVSU link, either on a subject guide or from the database list.
3. Enter the name of the journal/magazine (not the article or author!).
4. For example, I recently found this article through PubMed database. Notice the journal title is "Pediatric Obesity" (or Pediatr Obes for short):
5. Next, go to Ulrichsweb and type in Pediatric Obesity. This is what the results look like:
6. There are 2 versions of Pediatric Obesity, print and online. In either case, there is a "refereed" symbol (red circle) next to the journal name. This means the journal is "refereed," which is another way of saying peer-reviewed.
NOTE: not every article in a peer-reviewed journal may be peer-reviewed; commentary, news and opinion pieces usually are not peer-reviewed.
What is Peer Review?
This 3-minute video from North Carolina State University explains the peer review process and why it's important.
Verifying your Journal
What is peer-review?
Peer-review is an important additional step in the publishing process for some journals. Articles submitted to peer-reviewed journals must be reviewed by at least one expert in the field. The reviewer is evaluating the research presented in the article. Articles that pass the peer-review process are published in the journal; those that don't pass are not published.
How do I know if a journal is peer-reviewed (also called refereed)?
1. If you have a paper version of the journal you can look on the inside front cover to see if there is information regarding peer-review
2. Many times an editorial board will be listed on the inside front cover
3. If you are using a database and only have an electronic version of an article-you can still verify if the journal is peer-reviewed. Do a search for the journal and go to the homepage. Go to the about us section (or something similar) and you should find information about whether the journal is peer-reviewed.
How can I tell if I have a research article?
Is there a Methods and/or Materials section? Is there a Results section? Is there a discussion section? Is the article testing a hypothesis? If you answered yes to these questions, you have a research article. If you are unsure, ask a librarian!
- Last Updated: Oct 7, 2024 12:58 PM
- URL: https://libguides.gvsu.edu/libraryresearch