How do I find peer-reviewed articles?

This page explains how to locate articles that have been published in peer-reviewed (refereed) journals. A peer-reviewed journal is a type of scholarly or academic journal in which articles are reviewed by subject experts for quality before being published.

Search a database that allows you to limit to peer-reviewed articles.

Academic Search Premier and other EBSCO databases allow you to check a "Peer Reviewed Journals" box, which limits the search to peer-reviewed articles. ABI/INFORM has a box to check called 'Scholarly journals including peer reviewed.'

In ABI/INFORM Complete, click the box to limit to 'Scholarly journals, including peer-reviewed'.

2. Look up an article's journal title in Ulrich's International Periodicals database.

In Ulrich's, type the name of the journal in the search box and click 'Submit'. Click the journal title to view the complete record for the journal. Scroll down to the Refereed field, which will say "Yes" if the journal is peer reviewed.

For related information, see:

How do I find a database by title?

Scholarly Journals v. Popular Magazines