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| Last Update: | 2009-09-16 16:21:00.0 |
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| Question: | What is peer review? |
| Answer: | Peer review is a process that articles go through before they are published in a peer-reviewed journal. When you need a peer-reviewed article for a paper, what you are really looking for is an article published in a peer-reviewed journal.
When an article is submitted to a peer-reviewed journal, the journal editors send that article to "peers" or scholars in the field to evaluate the article. These scholars review the methodology and conclusions of the article, looking for bias and other flaws. They may reject the article, in which case the author may have the opportunity to re-write it, or they can accept the article. In this case, the article then goes on to final editing and publication. Please be aware, just because a journal is peer-reviewed does not mean everything in that journal is peer-reviewed. Each issue of a journal may have letters to the editor, opinion pieces, or book reviews; these materials are not peer-reviewed. For information on determining if an article is peer-reviewed see: How can I find out if a journal is peer-reviewed? For information on limiting your searches in the Walden Library databases to articles from peer-reviewed journals only see: How can l limit my searches to peer reviewed articles only in the Walden library databases? If you have any more questions, please contact the Library through our Ask a Librarian form. |
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