Scholarly Journals
- Contain articles written by and addressed to experts in a discipline.
- Report original research or experimentation.
- Cite their sources in footnotes or bibliographies.
Peer-reviewed (or refereed) journals
- Only publish articles that have passed through a review process, and have been approved by scholars or experts.
- Many databases provided the option to limit your search results to peer-reviewed titles
Tip: You can use the UlrichsWeb : global serials directory to check if a journal is peer-reviewed.
- Search for the journal (use the title-exact search)
- If it is peer-reviewed, the soccer referee T-shirt icon will display next to the journal name.