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WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT:
WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT:
Academic or scholarly journals, as you learned in the last two sections, contain scholarly or peer reviewed articles. This section will answer the questions: "What is the peer review process?" and, "How do you identify if an article is peer reviewed?"
WHAT TO DO:
WHAT TO DO:
Watch the overview video.
Review the information about the peer review process and why it's important.
Go the Module Quiz and complete the assessment. If your instructor has asked for it, make sure you save a copy of the certificate at the end of the quiz!
About Peer Review
About Peer Review
Peer review is the process of independently verifying an article's academic rigor and ethics and determining how original or useful it is to the subject.
For scientific and social science papers, the reviewers will check methods and results to confirm the author's evaluation of that data. They will typically make sure they could recreate the research as well.
For humanities and history, the reviewers will check the facts and ensure the article provides valuable and verifiable contributions to the field of study.
Why Peer Review is Important
Why Peer Review is Important
It's Important Because:
It's Important Because:
it makes sure the author doesn't cut corners or falsify data.
it catches mistakes before publication, ensuring the information is valid and reliable.
it helps avoid bias, which can skew a researcher's results.
The Peer Review Process
The Peer Review Process
The peer review process is messy, not linear. So a manuscript (draft of the paper) in review may move back and forth between steps as corrections are made!
Step 1:
Step 1:
The author submits a manuscript to an editor of a journal.
Step 2:
Step 2:
The manuscript is assessed by an editor to see if it's in the right format, a good fit for the journal, and adds a contribution to the field. If it does not the manuscript is often rejected at this point, though an editor may send it back to the author for formatting corrections.
Step 3:
Step 3:
Once the editor approves the manuscript, the article is sent to peer reviewers. They will spend time assessing the information, checking the data, and verifying its significance to the field of study. Most likely, the manuscript will be sent back to the author for revisions and corrections.
Step 4:
Step 4:
After all revisions and corrections have passed back through the peer reviewers, the manuscript is either accepted or rejected for publication.
Identifying Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Articles
Identifying Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Articles
Use the database filters
Use the database filters
Most library resources have a peer review filter!
Look up the journal online
Look up the journal online
All journal websites will detail their submission process for authors. Look for that information, and keep an eye out for how they review any manuscripts they receive. If it doesn't specifically say "peer review" then assume it is not.
Consider the look and feel of the article
Consider the look and feel of the article
Think back to section 2) Popular and Scholarly Sources. The information for scholarly journals will give you lots of visual clues!
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