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EBSCOhost Database - Search Tips: Peer Reviewed Status

How to Verify if an Article is Peer Reviewed: EBSCOhost Database

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'

An article record with the source highlighted in red

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": 

the journal homepage on a database, with the Peer Reviewed section highlighted

If the journal publishes peer-reviewed material it will say Yes. If not, the peer-reviewed section will say No. 

How to Verify if an Article is Peer Reviewed: Journal Website

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': 

An article record with the source highlighted in red

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: 

The part of the journal website that confirms that journal has a peer review policy

This confirms that the journal Mentoring & Tutoring publishes peer-reviewed articles. 

How to Verify if an Article is Peer Reviewed: Ulrich's Database

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': 

An article record with the source highlighted in red

Navigate to the A-Z Databases list and click on the database called Ulrich's, put the title in the Ulrich's search box: 

The database UlrichsWeb front page and an arrow pointing to the search bar

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. 

The referee icon highlighted in red next to the journal title

This confirms that the article is peer-reviewed.