Demystifying Peer Review
You may know that peer-reviewed journal articles are an important part of the research process. But do you really know what “peer review” is? What difference does consulting peer-reviewed scholarship make to your own research?
EBSCO Databases
- Atla Religion Database with AtlaSerials PLUS This link opens in a new windowThe premier index in the field of religion and theology.
Topics: Biblical studies, religion, theology, anthropology, business, history, law, medicine, philosophy, psychology, sociology.Sources: Journal articles, essays in multi-author works, and book reviews.
Indexing: 2,470+ journal titles; 1818– present. 18,800+ essay collections; 1960– present.
Full Text: 580+ journal titles. 1881– present.
Learn more about this database. - Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new windowGeneral, all-purpose database.
Topics: All academic subjects.Sources: Mostly journal articles; some scholarly books and reports.
Indexing: 8,500+ titles (7,400+ peer-reviewed). 1911– present. Includes abstracts.
Full Text: 4,600+ titles (3,900+ peer-reviewed).
Learn more about this database. - Humanities International Complete This link opens in a new windowTopics: Broad coverage of all aspects of the humanities, including anthropology, art & entertainment, communication, economics, education, ethnic & cultural studies, history, linguistics, philosophy, political science, psychology, religion, sociology, etc.Sources: Academic journals, magazines, and books.
Indexing: 2,800+ titles, 1909– present.
Full Text: 1,840+ titles.
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Atla Religion Database
Searching without any limiters in most academic databases will result in a mixture of peer reviewed and non-peer reviewed materials:
Limiting your search to "Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals" will give you articles that have been through the peer review process:
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