History: Research and Writing Help

In scholarly/peer reviewed articles:

• Author is an expert in the subject
• Content is evaluated by other experts before publication
• All information sources are cited

Some databases have all scholarly material. Others have an option to search for only scholarly/peer-reviewed articles. The videos below will help you make sense of the differences between scholarly and peer-reviewed articles.

Anatomy of a Scholarly Article
Peer Review in 5 Minutes

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