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How can I tell if it's a scholarly journal?

• Databases
• Checking the peer-reviewed option on the search page will limit your results to scholarly articles
• Audience
• Scholarly articles are written for researchers and students, not the casual reader
• Authorship
• Scholarly articles are written by experts or researchers
• Content
• Scholarly articles can include reports, conference proceedings, and research
• Credit
• Scholarly articles have references and citations to previous research
• Editors
• Scholarly articles are previewed or peer-reviewed
• Layout
• Scholarly articles have a simple, ad-free format
• Publisher
• Scholarly articles are published by professional groups or institutions

Databases are broken down by major/program. Start by selecting your program and then entering one of the databases listed. Librarians can always help you if you get stuck!