What is a Scholarly Source?
Guidelines and Resources to Determine Scholarly Sources
- Learn how to identify and evaluate academic/scholarly sources.
- Verify if a journal is academic/peer-reviewed using Ulrich's Periodicals Directory. Type the name of the journal in the search box. On the result screen, look for the peer-review or referred icon next to the journal title.
- Make sure that you select a database that includes scholarly/peer-reviewed/referred journals. For example, JSTOR, ABI-INFORM, and Academic Search Premier all include scholarly journals.
- Use CRAAP criteria to determine if the article is scholarly research. Watch this video about evaluating sources using CRAAP Criteria: Currency, Relevancy, Authority, Accuracy, Purpose.
Evaluate Sources
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Citation Guides
- APA via Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)A great resource for APA citation and format style.