Peer Reviewed? Refereed?

Peer Review. The process of obtaining impartial opinions from the research and academic community in order to ascertain whether papers submitted for publication in journals ... are of a sustainable standard.

Referee. An independent expert who assists the editor of a journal in evaluating the acceptability of contributions submitted for publication.

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Journals Vs. Magazines

Criteria for Evaluation

Scholarly Journals

Popular Magazines

Bibliographies or references included

Usually DO NOT have bibliographies

Authors are experts, often professors at universities or research centers

Authors are often journalists or generalists

Contain articles approved by author's peers (peer reviewed) or refereed

Contain articles chosen by editors who are employed by the magazine or people within a certain trade field

Audience is the scholarly reader, such as professors, researchers, students

Audience is the general population

Standardized formats are usually followed (APA, MLA, etc.)

Various formats which are often unstructured

Written in the jargon of the field

Written for anyone to understand

Any illustrations support the text (maps, tables, photos)

Often illustrated for market appeal

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Still can't tell the difference?

Try the following resources:

Ulrich's Periodical Directory
Do a title search on your journal to find out if it is indeed a scholarly publication. If you see the following
"Refereed: Yes" then your journal is a academic/scholarly journal.

The Serials Directory
Do a title search on your journal to find out if it is indeed a scholarly publication. If you see the following
"Peer Reviewed: Yes" then your journal is a academic/scholarly journal.

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Peer Reviewed? Refereed?

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