How can I determine if a journal is peer reviewed?
To determine if a journal is peer reviewed (also sometimes called refereed journals), try these steps:
- On the LIRN Search Portal click the Advanced Search icon located next to the Search all Databases field. Next check the box next to peer review.
- Another way to determine if a journal is peer reviewed is to examine the information about the publication. Some databases provide information about the journal that you can look up, sometimes by clicking on the title of the journal after you find an article or via a journal description. For example, if you find an article in an Gale database you can usually click on the title of the journal to find details about the publication, including whether the journal is peer reviewed:
