Peer-reviewed - what does it mean?
When you are searching for sources, keep a look out for peer-reviewed articles.
These types of articles:
- are submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed or scholarly journal
- have gone through a rigorous evaluation by a board of scholarly reviewers in the subject area of the journal.
- are reviewed for quality of research and adherence to editorial standards of the journal, before they are accepted for publication.
A peer-reviewed article is an article that has a badge of quality. This is a quality control procedure designed to uphold academic standards.
In Primo you will see this image for a peer reviewed source:
