Source: North Carolina State University / You Tube
Peer Review Explained by NCSU.
Refereed = Peer-Reviewed
Source: Understanding Science. 2018. University of California Museum of Paleontology. https://undsci.berkeley.edu/article/howscienceworks_16 [permissions given]
Videos sharing how to verify if a journal is peer-reviewed.
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There are different ways to determine if a journal is peer-reviewed (or refereed):
1. Use Ulrich's Periodical Directory
UlrichsWEB: Global Serials Directory assists with verifying whether a particular scholarly publication is peer-reviewed. Find title and look for "referee's shirt icon" or YES for Refereed. This database/directory indexes magazines, newspapers, newsletters and journals.
2. Google the journal and locate the journal's website page. Look for a statement saying the journal is peer-reviewed, often found under the "About" section.
3. Check a print copy of a journal and on the inside cover for backside of title page in small print towards the bottom there is a description saying the frequency of publication and if journal is peer-reviewed or indexed in a database.
4. A final way, is to use Online Journals list found under the FIND link allows to search for a journal title. Click on journal details to see if "yes" is listed for peer-review.
5. The very last way which takes time is to call the publisher and ask.
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