什么是peerjournals.ppt

Peer-Reviewed Journals ● Peer-reviewed journals may also be called “refereed” or “juried” journals. ● Peer review is a process by which manuscripts are submitted for publication in a scholarly or research journal and are reviewed by subject experts for comment, evaluation, and approval. ● These articles often go through a revision process after the peer review and prior to publication. ● Many articles are submitted to the journal editors. Of these articles, a select few make it to publication. Peer review process definition adapted from the Concise Dictionary Of Library And Information Science. Finding Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles Periodical Indexes ● Periodical Indexes allow you to find articles from journals and magazines. A search of a periodical index results in citations. Citations identify the actual articles. ● Use specialized indexes that primarily cover peer-reviewed journals. For example, the Philosopher’s Index, PsycInfo, and Science Citation Index, etc., located on the Databases by Subject web page found on the library’s web site. ● This strategy will help you to find peer-reviewed journal articles, however, not all citations in specialized indexes are from peer-reviewed journals. You can consult Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory to confirm if the journal in question is peer-reviewed. Finding Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles Databases ● Select a database to search from by using the Databases by Subject list or the Databases A-Z list located on the library’s web site. Finding Peer-Reviewed Journal ArticlesDatabases Cont’d. Limit the search results to peer-reviewed journals. ● Many online databases allow you to limit your search to peer-reviewed journals. ● Use this feature and select “peer- reviewed”, any additional search parameters, and your search terms. Then send the search. ● It is i