Material that has been read by experts in the field to evaluate it's validity before publication.
Journals that are peer reviewed are scholarly journals. All articles in the journal have been reviewed by experts in the field before they have been accepted for publication.
An academic publication, like Early Modern Studies, usually has an editorial group, composed of specialists in the field, to review all the articles submitted for publication. Who better to review a scholar's work than a group of the scholar's peers? Peer reviewed publications have greater authority than others; an article that has been subjected to the scrutiny of a group of scholars will probably be more reliable than one that has not. Back | Top of glossary
refers to a scholarly journal article or other work which has been submitted to a process of evaluation by one or more experts in the subject to determine whether it is worthy of publication.
Reviewed before publication by a group of experts in the same field.
The assessment of one's work by one's peer group, or by others of similar standing and qualifications. Journals contain articles which are often peer reviewed, a feature which distinguished them from magazines.
The process where journal articles are reviewed by an expert panel before being accepted for publication.
A peer reviewed periodical is an academic journal that contains articles that have been reviewed, edited, and approved by recognized experts in the relevant field of study. This is one of the three publication types available in the ProQuest databases.
In peer reviewed journals, articles are evaluated by at least one subject expert before they are accepted for publication.
refers to scholarly articles that have been reviewed (refereed) by the authors peers - an editorial board of specialists in the field of research who evaluate the content and methodology of the author(s)' work and results.
Also referred to as scholarly, academic, primary, refereed or technical journals. Usually an original publication (not previously published) that contains articles that have been reviewed by peers before acceptance by the journal for publication. Each article submission must fill a 'gap' of knowledge in that discipline area and must be substantial enough that those doing research from that article can build and add to the knowledge base.
Material that has been read by experts in the field to evaluate its validity before publication. Also known as scholarly or refereed.
