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Educational Counseling: Evaluating Sources

Evaluating Scholarly Work

evaluating scholarly work tips
scholarly work qualifications
evaluating scholarly writing
evaluating scholarly work
evaluating scholarly work tips

Tutorial: Evaluating Information

Journal Information

To find out if a journal is peer-reviewed and/or find more information about a journal:

EBSCOhost Databases

Magazines for Libraries (In Print) Available at the Library Reference Desk. Ready Ref: Z6941.M2

Journal's Home Page Acceptance rate, note to author's, details about the journal and submission process

Types of Periodicals

Periodicals

Academic journals:

         Written by experts or practitioners in the field, peer reviewed, associated with an institution or society within that business, academic field, or industry

Magazines:

         Usually related to current events, news, and or trends related to a specific topic or trade

Newspapers:

        Used for transmission of current events and community information. Not considered a scholarly source, but can be beneficial for collecting information related to specific events