Peer Review is a process that journals use to ensure the articles they publish represent the best scholarship currently available. When an article is submitted to a peer reviewed journal, the editors send it out to other scholars in the same field (the author's peers) to get their opinion on the quality of the scholarship, its relevance to the field, its appropriateness for the journal, etc.
Publications that don't use peer review (Time, Cosmo, Salon) just rely on the judgement of the editors whether an article is up to snuff or not. That's why you can't count on them for solid, scientific scholarship. --University of Texas at Austin
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The databases listed in this Research Guide are available only to Truckee Meadows Community College students, faculty and staff. You will need your TMCC credentials (Username and Password) to access them off-campus.
In most of these databases, you must check Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals, usually before you click Search, or modify the search after you have received your results. Check with the Reference Librarian to determine if a journal article is peer reviewed.
This sample peer-reviewed article is from EBSCO's Professional Development Collection database.
The search term used is "autism and elementary and classroom management." The Peer-Reviewed (Scholarly) box is checked.
EBSCO provides a citation for the work cited page of a report. Here are the APA and MLA citations for this article.
Friedlander, D. (2009). Sam Comes to School: Including Students with Autism in Your Classroom. Clearing House, 82(3), 141-144.
Note that EBSCO's APA Capitalizattion is incorrect. Please refer to our Writing Style Guides page:
MLA Citation:
Friedlander, Diana. "Sam Comes To School: Including Students With Autism In Your Classroom." Clearing
House 82.3 (2009): 141-144. Professional Development Collection. Web. 20 July 2015.