MPA 606: Foundations of PA Research: Peer Review

Source: Courtesy of  NCSU Libraries

The peer review process may be a:

• Single-blind review where the reviewer's name is not disclosed to the author

• Double-blind review where the identity of the reviewers and the authors are not disclosed to each other

• Open review where no identities are concealed

peer review, n.

The process by which an academic journal passes a paper submitted for publication to independent experts for comments on its suitability and worth; refereeing.

Source:  Oxford English Dictionary

• Some databases provide the option to limit or filter your search results to peer reviewed or scholarly articles

• Check the official website of the journal as some journals identify themselves as peer reviewed, refereed or scholarly

• If you are unsure whether or not a journal is peer reviewed, refereed or scholarly, search for the journal in Ulrich's Periodical Directory - UlrichsWeb HERE

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