There are many ways to check if an article has been peer-reviewed:
In the EBSCOhost Database:
On the article record, locate the section that says 'Source'
Click on the journal title to view a mini page describing the highlights of the journal, and scroll to the bottom to the section that says "Peer Reviewed":
If the journal publishes peer-reviewed material it will say Yes. If not, the peer-reviewed section will say No.
There are many ways to check if an article has been peer-reviewed:
On the Journal's Website:
On the article record, locate the section that says 'Source':
Copy and paste the title of the journal into Google - you're looking for the official journal's website where authors go to submit their articles. Once on the page, look for a section called "Aim and Scope" or "About the Journal". You should see a section dedicated to peer review. For Mentoring & Tutoring the section looks like this:
This confirms that the journal Mentoring & Tutoring publishes peer-reviewed articles.
There are many ways to check if an article has been peer-reviewed:
Using the database Ulrich's: Ulrich's database contains descriptive information about magazines and journals. It does not contain any research sources. Use Ulrich's to verify if a journal publishes peer-reviewed articles.
On the article record, locate the section that says 'Source':
Navigate to the A-Z Databases list and click on the database called Ulrich's, put the title in the Ulrich's search box:
In the results list, you'll see a symbol of a shirt that represents a referee's jersey. This is because peer-reviewed articles are sometimes called Refereed. Notice that the electronic version of the journal and the in-print version of the journal have separate entries, but both are labeled as peer-reviewed with the referee jersey.
This confirms that the article is peer-reviewed.
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