Finding Scholarly Articles in the Social Sciences

This guide introduces peer-reviewed, scholarly articles in the social sciences, where to find them, and how to use them in research assignments.

What you'll learn

Finding Scholarly Articles in the Social Sciencescollage of several covers of print journals

This guide will introduce you to...   

  • the definition of a peer-reviewed article
  • where to look for a peer-reviewed article
  • how to make sure you've found one
  • how to read  peer-reviewed articles
  • why these kinds of sources are important
Questions?

If you have any questions, please call, email or come see me or any of my librarian colleagues.

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