How to Find Scholarly Journals
Scholarly or peer-reviewed journals contain recent academia and research and are approved or endorsed by faculty at the university or collegiate level. They can usually be identified by their characteristically academic tone, extensive research evidenced by footnotes and/or bibliographies, and charts, tables, graphs, and other data to further the impact of the research. Scholarly research may be important to reference whether you are a professional or student. It is relatively easy to find and access them, especially for students who are connected to university or college libraries.
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Instructions
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Go to your local library and inquire about how to find scholarly journals in print. Ask a librarian for assistance. They should be able to readily direct you to them or be able to connect you to the library's own exclusive online database of journals.
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Locate a search engine on the web that only returns results from scholarly journals. Google Scholar, JSTOR, and Lexis-Nexis are respected examples. If you are a student, you may have access to a scholarly search engine provided by your college or university. Make sure to check the box indicating your desire for the search to only return peer-reviewed articles, if applicable.
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Authenticate the legitimacy of the articles by identifying some of the common elements found in scholarly journals, including an abstract, author affiliations, specialized vocabulary (graphs or statistical elements particular to the subject field of the given journal article), and a bibliography or reference page that includes all the citations mentioned within the main text of the article.
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Tips & Warnings
Ascertain the legitimacy of the source based upon your method for obtaining the journal. Use only respected search engines to locate scholarly journals.
