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What are peer reviewed journals?
Articles submitted to peer reviewed journals are sent to a group of recognized
experts in the field for evaluation. These experts will recommend for
or against publication based on the importance of the subject material,
the originality and currency of the research, the validity of the conclusions
drawn from the supporting evidence, and other factors. Peer review is
used by scholarly publishers to ensure that the material they publish
is of the highest quality. Publications that practice peer review are
also known as "refereed" journals.
Why
use PsycINFO rather than Google?
PsycINFO is the most authoritative source for finding articles in 1,700
journals. 97% of the journals indexed in PsycINFO are peer reviewed. Searching
Google or another search engine may find some useful web sites but will
also find resources that have not been reviewed by others in the field,
may be trying to sell you something, or may be biased or incorrect. If
a Google search does find some citations to useful articles chances it
will probably not link to full text of the article without a password.
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