Peer Review in 3 Minutes
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Is Peer Review Relevant to Communication Disorders?
See criteria # 6 in the 2005 article by Finn, P.; Bothe, AK; and Bramlett, RE.
Scholarly Journals vs. Popular Magazines
- Types of SourcesWeb page explanation of the different types of sources from the University of Wisconsin.
Find out about a journal
Need to find out about a specific journal?
Finding information about a journal can be done by searching in Journals by Title from the library homepage. It will show a graduation cap icon.
It is linked to Ulrich's Directory below.
Ulrich’s or Cabell's databases discuss the details of a journal, it's purpose and scope, the review process, manuscript acceptance rate, etc.
You can also try finding the journal home page (try a Google search) and looking for the About section.
- Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory
Information about journals and magazines, including whether they are considered scholarly publications.
Scholarly vs Popular Sources Videos
Professional Issues
There will be several questions on your assignment connected to the following two editorials.
Sense About Science
The organization sense-about-science provides several publications that you may find beneficial. Each of the following links, connects to a webpage with a PDF link, that allows you to download the PDF publication.
I Don't Know What to Believe: US version