Guides: FSEM 100: East Asian Food and Society: Finding Sources: books and magazine, newspaper, and peer-reviewed articles

Library databases

Many library databases include an option to filter results to peer-reviewed content only. Here are some databases that include peer-reviewed articles.

OneSearch This link opens in a new window
This link will take you to the library home page. In One Search (Search Everything), do a search. To limit to peer-reviewed, on the results page, check the box next to Peer-reviewed.
SocINDEX with Full Text (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
A sociology research database with full-text for many journals dating back to 1895.
ProQuest Research Library This link opens in a new window
Under the search box, there's an option to filter to peer-reviewed. On the search results page, you can limit to peer-reviewed.
Academic Search Complete (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
On the search results page, limit to Peer-Reviewed.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
An archive of scholarly journals. Content spans many disciplines, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. The most recent 3-5 years of journals are generally not available. JSTOR has a number of other collections to which we do not subscribe. Provided through a cooperative agreement with Stetson's College of Law Library.

Finding and Identifying Peer-reviewed Sources

1. Many library databases have an option to limit to peer-reviewed articles. Be sure to look for it among the filter options on the search results page.

2. Look for characteristics that indicate that a source is an academic one:

includes a references list or works cited
the author's credentials - a PhD or advanced degree - is included.
uses specialized terminology
includes research methodology and results

Here's an example of a peer-reviewed article
The article has a works cited section, the author is a professor at a respectable university, the publication - Geographical Review - is a peer-reviewed journal.

3. Google the title of the publication to get a description. Look for peer-reviewed or refereed in the description.

Here's an example:

FSEM 100: East Asian Food and Society

Library databases

Finding and Identifying Peer-reviewed Sources

Individual Journals with peer-reviewed articles

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