Skip to Main Content

Scholarly/Peer-Reviewed Sources: Identification Tips

How to determine if a source is scholarly or peer-reviewed

Parts of a Peer Reviewed Article

In this example, the Journal title is located at the top of the page and the article title is located below it, closer to the author list.
The article’s publication date can often be found in one of two places: the very top of the title page, or the very bottom.
An abstract is simply a summary of an academic article’s contents, and can be found front and center of the title page.
The reference list, or bibliography, lists all the sources the author(s) used to write an academic article. Located after the conclusion. The organiz