Peer-reviewed Journals: Description and Purpose

"Many scholarly journals use a process of peer-review prior to publishing an article, whereby other scholars in the author's field or specialty critically assess a draft of the article. Peer-reviewed journals (also called refereed journals) are scholarly journals that only publish articles that have passed through this review process. The review process helps ensure that the published articles reflect solid scholarship in their fields."
from the Robert E. Kennedy Library web page at Calpoly

The two articles below are from the Education and Psychology Library Web site at UC Berkeley

• Why is it important to distinguish between peer-reviewed and popular articles?

• Why is it important to distinguish between primary and secondary sources?

How To Publish In Scholarly Journals
From an invited talk at the American Educational Research Association's 2005 annual meeting.

Publishing Educational Research - Guidelines and Tips
An electronic publication from the University of Colorado, Boulder, downloaded from www.aera.net

Journal Citation Reports & About Journal Citation Reports  
from ISI Web of Knowledge

Finding Peer-reviewed Journals in Education and Psychology
from the Education and Psychology Library web site at UC Berkeley