What type of article do you need? A scholarly journal article? Professional or trade article? General/magazine article? A newspaper article? Sources below provide access to all of these.
Provides citations to articles on the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. The database covers over 2,000 journals published worldwide.
350,000 fully searchable images of pages from over 700 historical American newspapers. Focus is on the 18th and early 19th century.
Largest social sciences database, providing access to over 4,300 social sciences journal titles.
Peer-Reviewed or Refereed
Peer-reviewed journals publish articles that have been reviewed by experts in the field. These highly respected experts (peers, referees, reviewers) read the submitted article and decide if it is acceptable for publication.
If the article is acceptable, peer-reviewers may suggest changes or corrections. Peer-reviewed articles are also known as refereed articles; generally these are found in scholarly journals. Not all scholarly journal articles are peer-reviewed, however. Additionally, one may occasionally find peer-reviewed articles in professional journals.
Need to know if your journal is peer-reviewed? Some of the library's databases will have a peer-reviewed limiter. Journal Finder will also tell you if a journal is peer-reviewed; to do this, use the peer-reviewed limit.
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Appearance |
Profession-related ads, color graphics, photos. |
| Audience |
Practioners within a particular profession. |
| Authors |
Generally published by a professional organization, authors are practitioners in the field. |
| Content |
Developments in the field and practical information, with some research articles. |
| References |
Sometimes cite sources, are occasionally peer-reviewed. |